Story: Trees in the rural landscape

Blackwood plantation

Blackwood is grown for its high-quality timber. It is usually planted in sheltered gullies or close to vegetation that can protect it from strong winds.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Trees in the rural landscape – Australian hardwoods, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19709/blackwood-plantation (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.