Kauri - Agathis australis - NZ Natives

This week, we delve into the exploration of an iconic native tree of New Zealand: the Kauri (Agathis australis). All you need to know We will examine the history and various uses of the Kauri, focusing on identifying different parts of the tree, its cultivation, and the optimal conditions for its growth. How it reproduces via cones. Kauri is a magnificent native conifer

[@Chris.Davies]

Lovely video, thank you! In Maori, as I have just learned, "au" is pronounced more like an O-sound. So, it is more accurate to pronounce it "Ko-ri". I am lucky enough to have a Kauri surfboard made in northland in about 1920 - from timber cut in the late 1870s. The grain of the wood does not deviate more than 3mm over the whole 1.7m length, and 45cm width. It is 16mm thick. And it is hard like stone! For your viewers; please don't plant a Kauri (or Totara, or Kahikatea) in your garden. Although they are wonderful, and amazing, you will create an enormous problem for someone in two to three hundred years when they have a gigantic forest tree taking over their whole property, and a $50,000 bill to cut it down safely. In general, it is a woefully short-sighted idea to plant any forest-sized tree in a residential area: your neighbours will hate you for it. If you want to know what to plant in your new garden, take a look over your fence, and see what's doing well over there. :)

[@ianwilsongardendesign2236]

Thank Chris for your comment, pronunciation of names is always a bit of a minefield - The Japanese gardens and names are also not easy with slightly different vowel sounds. . I agree about the big native trees. I just saw some Puriri trees planted as street trees near me, and having seen full-size ones - I wondered if they had considered that aspect. With the speed of growth and eventual size of the kauri there will be a few factors like- soil etc, but eventually, all going well you can see how big they get the big one in the video was about a thousand years old.