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Kōrero: Soils

Egg-cup Podzol in farmland

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Egg-cup Podzol in farmland

Podzolised soils are weathered, poorly drained and acidic. The podzolised soil under mature trees, particularly kauri, can form 'egg-cup Podzols' – nutrient-poor areas where individual trees once grew. This egg-cup Podzol is located beside a farm track near Whangārei. If drained and fertilised, podzolised soils can become productive pasture.

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Landcare Research – Manaaki Whenua

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Allan Hewitt, Soils – The most extensive soils, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12306/egg-cup-podzol-in-farmland (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Allan Hewitt, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.