Lifespans
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- Subject: Lifespans
- From: T* &* M* R*
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 09:03:28 +1200
Barry Garcia wrote:
> On redwoods..... there is a very old one quite hear here (Monterey) down
> in Big Sur. I remember i went with some co-workers (it was an educational
> trip) and we went to what was supposedly the biggest (around at least)
> redwood in Monterey County.......with the ten of us we could barely hold
> hands and encircle the trunk (I was about 18 then.....we were all teens).
> It also looked as if there was a whole other tree half way up that had
> grown into this tree.
The NZ Kauri does not grow nearly as tall as redwoods, around 30 meters
(100 feet) is normal, very occasionally twice that height, but they drop
their lower branches as they mature, and end up with a massive
cylindrical trunk which is anywhere from 3 to 7 meters (~ yards) in
diameter. The timber (remaining mature trees are now heavily protected)
is highly valued for furniture and boat-building.
Tony
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata (near Wellington, capital city of New Zealand)
