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Kōrero: Exotic forestry

Ponderosa pine

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Ponderosa pine

Ponderosa pine was one of a number of exotic tree species planted in the central North Island, Marlborough, Canterbury and Otago in the early 20th century to meet future timber needs. Its wood has a warm golden colour.

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Eastwoodhill Arboretum

by Paul Wynen

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Michael Roche, Exotic forestry – Forestry in the 1800s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/16525/ponderosa-pine (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Michael Roche, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.