kahikatea

tree

Also known as: Podocarpus dacrydioides, white pine

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Kahikatea, also known as the New Zealand white pine, is an evergreen tree native to New Zealand. This tree, scientifically named Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, is valued for its light, soft wood that is easy to work with. It also yields a resin and has a sweet, edible aril surrounding its seed. The tree can grow quite tall, sometimes reaching up to 45 meters (150 feet) in height.123

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spicatus), the kahikatea, or white pine (P. dacrydioides), the miro (P. ferrugineus), and the totara (P. totara), all native to New Zealand; kusamaki, or broad-leaved podocarpus (P. macrophyllus), of China and Japan; real yellowwood (P. latifolius), South African yellowwood (P. elongatus),
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spicatus), the kahikatea, or white pine (P. dacrydioides), the miro (P. ferrugineus), and the totara (P. totara), all native to New Zealand; kusamaki, or broad-leaved podocarpus (P. macrophyllus), of China and Japan; real yellowwood (P. latifolius), South African yellowwood (P. elongatus),
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