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Kōrero: Tall broadleaf trees

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Tawa

Tawa (Beilschmiedia tawa) is one of the most common lowland forest trees of the North Island and northern South Island. It grows as a canopy or understorey tree in mixed conifer–broadleaf forest. Tawa’s light green, willow-like foliage is quite distinctive.

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by Alastair McLean

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Maggy Wassilieff, Tall broadleaf trees – Trees of fertile lowlands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13729/tawa (accessed 14 June 2026).

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