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Small glossy green leaves are complemented with masses of small purple flowers through summer
Grows throughout Nth and northeastern Sth Islands in lowland
Not found naturally in the central North Island area
Formerly dominant in lowland forest
found throughout central North Island
Dacrydium cupressinum Podocarpaceae - Rimu ('Red pine') Container Type:25 ltr Small glossy green leaves areA member of the southern conifer group, the podocarps. Attractive in all growth stages. Narrow when young, developing into a broader tree with weeping branches then adult upright form. Common to lowland and montane forest with some of the biggest trees found in mixed podocarp forest near Taup. Slow growing, eventually getting to up to 50m. Lives approximately 800 900 years. Cones are an important food resource for some bird species. [1178]
