Kauri pines are late-blooming rainforest giants
- Written by Kevin Glencross, Research Fellow, Southern Cross University
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When I first came across the kauri pine (Agathis robusta), I certainly wasn’t impressed by their growth. Mixed among other species in a young rainforest plantation,...