Dacrydium cupressinum Podocarpaceae - Rimu ('Red pine') Container Type:25 ltr New Zealand's tallest native tree

New Zealand's tallest native tree growing to 55-60m

Long narrow leaves are leathery

found throughout central North Island

eventually getting to up to 50m

Formerly dominant in lowland forest

Dacrydium cupressinum Podocarpaceae - Rimu ('Red pine') Container Type:25 ltr New Zealand's tallest native treeA 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]