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Agathis australis

Authority (Lamb.) Steud. Family Pinopsida:Araucariaceae Synonyms Dammara australis Lamb. Common names New Zealand kauri Editor Ecocrop code 329

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION Tall evergreen tree reaching a height of 30-50 m and a girth of up to 16 m. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. The tree mature at around 300-400 years and trees up to 1000 years old have been recorded. KILLING TEMP Small newly planted kauri seedlings are sensitive to frost. Once established the tree may withstand -17°C. COMMON NAMES Kauri. FURTHER INF Kauri occurs on New Zealand within the latitudinal range 34°30'-38°S. It thrives on wind protected sites and sunny slopes.
Sources
Lloyd R 1980 [USE, FER, TEXT, DEP, DRA, LIG] Barton I 1987 pp 19 [RAIN, TEMP] Whitmore T 1977 pp 3 & 16 [RAIN, TEMP, KTMP, TEXT, FER]