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Kōrero: Trees in the rural landscape

Macrocarpa shelter

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Macrocarpa shelter

Macrocarpa trees have been part of the farm landscape since the 1860s. They are fast-growing, tough trees, which can withstand strong, salt-laden winds. Stock can shelter under their spreading branches when conditions are very hot or very cold. This stand of macrocarpa trees is on the Otago Peninsula.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

by Melanie Lovell-Smith

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Maggy Wassilieff, Trees in the rural landscape – Macrocarpa and other conifers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19696/macrocarpa-shelter (accessed 4 June 2026).

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