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Long-leaved lacebark

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Long-leaved lacebark

Long-leaved lacebark (Hoheria sexstylosa) is a graceful tree with weeping foliage. This form is found in the Tararua Range and hills around Wellington. The display of flowers appears in late summer and autumn.

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Joanna Orwin, Shrubs and small trees of the forest – Lacebarks and ribbonwoods, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13820/long-leaved-lacebark (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Joanna Orwin, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.