From forming the heart of Maori carving, to trailing no. 8 wire as fence posts on settler farms, the mighty totara is New Zealand’s eldest elder statesman.
Among the biggest and oldest native trees, the totara has seen New Zealand’s history play out at its roots.
They were here before us and will probably still be here when we are gone!
From forming the heart of Maori carving, to trailing no. 8 wire as fence posts on settler farms, the mighty totara is New Zealand’s eldest elder statesman.
Among the biggest and oldest native trees, the totara has seen New Zealand’s history play out at its roots.
They were here before us and will probably still be here when we are gone!
In Totara – A Natural and Cultural History, botanist and author, Philip Simpson, presents a tome befitting this remarkable native’s majesty.
Philip Simpson: Totara – A Natural and Cultural History | RRP $75 | Auckland University Press
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