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Kōrero: Poisonous plants and fungi

Macrocarpa shelter belt

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Macrocarpa shelter belt

Macrocarpa is widely used as a shelter hedge on many farms throughout New Zealand. Pregnant cows may lose their calves if they eat macrocarpa foliage late in their pregnancy.

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by Alastair McLean

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Maggy Wassilieff, Poisonous plants and fungi – Animals and poisonous plants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9789/macrocarpa-shelter-belt (accessed 5 June 2026).

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