New Zealand Hardwood Trees
Able to reach up to 50 metres in height the rimu is well known for its strong durable.
New zealand hardwood trees. Pale yellowish white to golden brown heartwood. It is the lightest known timber other than balsa but is easy to dry and although unsuitable for structural use has physical and mechanical properties that are acceptable for other purposes. The two most commonly planted and best performing hardwoods were the predominantly north island species puriri vitex lucens and rewarewa knightia excelsa. Sapwood typically same color as heartwood.
The heartwood is a rich golden brown through which there may be streaks of reddish brown or almost black. The highly decorative hardwood of blackwood outshines almost every other timber in the range of colours which it possesses. It is classed with an elite group of woods for fine furniture such as mahogany teak and walnut. There is an actual redwood forest in new zealand.
The kahikatea or white pine is new zealand s tallest native tree reaching up to 60. Planted in the forest in the early 1900s along with over 100 other tree varieties the california redwoods are one of the biggest draws of this forest. Pinophyta conifers araucariaceae kauri family kauri agathis australis kauri agathis australis podocarpaceae yellow wood family kahikatea dacrycarpus dacrydioides formerly podocarpus manoao lagarostrobos. However other hardwoods with well regarded timber qualities visual and working include kohekohe dysoxylum spectabile and mangeao litsea calicaris.
Due to the tree s large size kauri is nearly always clear and knot less with minimal wastage. Kahikatea dacrycarpus dacrydioides formerly podocarpus manoao lagarostrobos colensoi. Located in rotorua the whakarewarewa forest contains real california redwoods. Miro prumnopitys ferrugineus.
In colour it varies from silver grey to light brown.