Waiau Kauri grove

8 km along 309 road a walking track leads to the most accessible and mature kauri stand on Coromandel peninsula. Kauri (agathis australis) grow very slowly and very straight, shedding their lower branches as they grow and were therefore very popular for building. There are only a few pockets of mature Kauri left, mostly in Northland and Coromandel, which are now protected.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathis_australis

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cammino ^club

Imposante, mächtige Baumstämme!

9 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied

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Vielen Dank, cammino! Genau das Mächtige wurde diesen Bäumen fast zum Verhängnis, es sind wenige übriggeblieben.

9 years ago.

Tomas K☼h☼ut

Lovely - is not it these Siamese Kauris? But it looks more like triplets!

9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club

Fascinating - I've never heard of this tree. Nice shot, and great info!

9 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied

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Thanks a lot, Tom! I think it must be, but I wasn't sure- exactly because it looks like triplets here;-)

9 years ago.

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