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Kōrero: Conifers

Emergent rimu

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Emergent rimu

A mature rimu towers above a rainforest canopy at Deep Cove, Fiordland. Rimu is easily recognised by its light olive colour and drooping branches. It was heavily milled from some regions in the past, and its timber mainly used for building houses.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10059438

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Maggy Wassilieff, Conifers – Rimu and kahikatea, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12651/emergent-rimu (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.