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Kōrero: Tall broadleaf trees

Black maire

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Black maire

Black maire (Nestegis cunninghamii) is found scattered through lowland forests of the North Island and northern South Island. Its dark grey trunk is rough and fissured and supports a deep crown. The leaves are dark green above and paler below.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Tall broadleaf trees – Forest giants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13742/black-maire (accessed 25 June 2026).

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