Kauri

Araucariaceae

FamilyAraucariaceae

Max Height50 m

RangeNew Zealand

HabitatTemperate forests

About the Kauri

Can live 2,000+ years. Trunks reach 5m diameter. Tane Mahuta estimated 1,500+ years. Maori built war canoes from single trunks. Swamp kauri buried 30,000+ years used for furniture. Threatened by dieback disease.

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