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  1. What kind of tree is this?

  2. 13/05/2014 6:52:21 a.m. Frank Heilmann
    (Non-member from International)

    Can anybody tell me the kind of the tree ? Seen November, 15 near Russel.

  3. 13/05/2014 7:49:16 a.m. Matt Ward

    Hi Frank, it looks like a Norfolk pine - Araucaria heterophylla, a none native form unsuprisingly Norfolk Island, they naturalised here in 1959 according to our plant profile.
    Cheers Matt.

  4. 13/05/2014 11:48:29 a.m. Peter de Lange

    Yes Matt is quite correct this is Araucaria heterophylla - its alway's worth checking because Cook pine (A. columnaris) is locally common in some areas of the North Island and people often mistake that species for Norfolk pine.

  5. 15/05/2014 5:44:24 a.m. Frank Heilmann
    (Non-member from International)

    Wow, thank you !
    (I'll be back)

  6. 15/05/2014 11:31:59 a.m. Mike Lusk

    as an aside, Cook pine is not on the NZPCN list

  7. 17/05/2014 4:29:57 p.m. Peter de Lange

    Because Mike Cook Pine has yet to be found naturalising....NZPCN only lists naturalised and/or naturalising plants.

  8. 17/05/2014 7:41:43 p.m. Mike Lusk

    Thanks Peter-I didn't know that.

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