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| Thread ID: 113480 | 2010-10-21 15:30:00 | Tell Me About This NZ Tree::::: | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 1146774 | 2010-10-21 15:30:00 | It's commonly called 'agathis' and there's a reference to it in the WIKI that says it is vertiginous to New Zealand . There's a link to a pix ::: . wikimedia . org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Kauri_Te_Matua_Ngahere . jpg/240px-Kauri_Te_Matua_Ngahere . jpg" target="_blank">upload . wikimedia . org That article indicates it's a sacred tree of some sort - but I want to know what type of wood it is, and if youse guys cut any of them for firewood or construction? Are they all over the place or just on some sacred ground somewhere? Supposedly these are the same trees from which many guitars are made . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1146775 | 2010-10-21 17:00:00 | “Te Matua Ngahere” is known as Father of the Forest and is 1500 years old This is a New Zealand native tree known as Kauri that was abundant in the upper North Island in pre European times ,it's wood was prized for boat buiding in the 1800/ Early 1900's www.doc.govt.nz There has been alot of planting of Kauri since to re establish this Giant but is very slow growing There is still Swamp Kauri being dug up and the wood still used but growing Kauri can't be used as along with other NZ natives for general buiding |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1146776 | 2010-10-21 18:01:00 | Mmm... and we don't commonly call it 'Agathis' - we normally call it 'Kauri' (pronounced 'cow-reey'). | Erayd (23) | ||
| 1146777 | 2010-10-21 19:06:00 | Mmm... and we don't commonly call it 'Agathis' - we normally call it 'Kauri' (pronounced 'cow-reey'). Or "coh-reey'. |
Marnie (4574) | ||
| 1146778 | 2010-10-21 19:11:00 | Kauri are awesome . never heard of it being called agathis . Not for firewood, they grow quite slowly and are rather precious . most kauri for furnishings is made from swamp Kauri, trees that were felled for fallen naturally and preserved in swamps . Your really only find them in the upper north island . Not sure how the maori treat them but as far as i know they aren't sacred as such . rather just pretty amazing, it's an awesome feeling standing under the oldest and biggest, looking up at the blimmin thing |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1146779 | 2010-10-21 19:54:00 | en.wikipedia.org | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1146780 | 2010-10-21 19:55:00 | Hi SJ try this link. http://www.ancientwood.com/ Lurking. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1146781 | 2010-10-21 20:03:00 | A lot the villas built in San Fransisco ion the 1890/1900's were built of Kauri as well, good wood for furniture | Whenu (9358) | ||
| 1146782 | 2010-10-21 20:20:00 | Excellent timber for yachts as well. Many of the old yachts in Auckland built in the 19th century are kauri. There is a similar timber in Fiji that has comparable qualities. SJ - if you do an internet search for 'kauri' you will find some good info e.g. http://www.kauri-museum.com/ Have a look at the old photos and you will get an idea of the scale of these trees. Not as tall as your redwoods, but huge girth and usable timber. When you come to NZ you have to check out the Waipoua Forest in Northland - one of the best stands of kauri in the country, where Te Matua Ngahere and Tane Mahuta live. Another kauri product was kauri gum, which was used to make fine varnishes. Many people came here from around the town of Split in Dalmatia (now part of Croatia) to dig kauri gum. Those people stayed on, and created the beginnings of the NZ wine industry. Wine used to be referred to as 'Dally plonk', but it has come a long way since those times. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1146783 | 2010-10-21 22:05:00 | Anyone know how that row of cowris is going at Clarence? Looked a bit sick last time I saw them 25 years ago | prefect (6291) | ||
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