Story: Kauri forest

The kauri tree

When fully grown, the kauri tree has a massive columnar trunk topped by branches that spread like umbrella spokes, supporting a crown of leaves.

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Joanna Orwin, Kauri forest – How and where kauri grows, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10018/the-kauri-tree (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Joanna Orwin, published 1 March 2009.