Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
(Kahikatea, White Pine)

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Details:

Type:	Tree
Growth Rate:	Slow
Mature Height:	50 m
Mature Width:	5 m
Site Condition:	Coastal, Exposed, Frost Tolerant, Heavy Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil, Waterways
Sun:	Full Sun, Part Shade
Drainage:	Moist, Wet
Frosts:	Half Hardy
Features:	Attractive to birds. Rongoa. Flower colour: No Flowers. Foliage colour: Green. Fruit colour: Red. Native. Suitable restoration species.

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, commonly called kahikatea or white pine, is the tallest growing native tree, featuring handsome mature foliage and attractive buttressed roots. Best planted in moist to wet situations. The main tree species in Riccarton Bush. Edible fruit/seed from February to April is attractive to birds. On swampy sites Dacrycarpus dacrydioides develops buttresses for stability which extend to the roots. Not a garden tree. Ideal for revegetation planting, particularly in wetter areas and riparian projects. This native is frost-tolerant. Slow growing, loves fertile, swampy ground but can handle drier sites with good rainfall. Evergreen. Intolerant of heavy frosts.

Habitat: Lowland forest, formerly dominant on frequently flooded, and/or poorly drained alluvial soils. Occasionally extends into lower montane forest. Once the dominant tree of a distinct swamp forest type all but extinct in the North Island - the best examples remain on the West Coast of the South Island.

Flowering: Spring - Summer [October - January]
Fruiting: Autumn [February - April]

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