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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | NR/0803 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Cadwallader, B.G. |
| Registration Category: | Notable tree – National interest |
| General Notes: |
Located in Omahuta Forest, 'Hokianga' has in the past been considered the tallest giant kauri in Northland (Burstall & Sale 1984). Formerly recorded at 53.3m it was laser measured in 2009 at 47.2 m by USA tree researcher, Robert Van Pelt. Another unnamed tree, located nearby, was found to have a height of 51.6 m. (NZ Summary sheet, BVP April 2009)
Hokianga is named after the harbour whose headwater lie only a few kilometres to the west, which gains its name from one of the great historical traditions of the Maori people. The harbour name is shortened from Te Hokianga a Kupe, which means "the returning of Kupe", thus marking the place from which the great ancestral navigator Kupe who first explored New Zealand returned to his ancestral home in Hawaiki (Burstall & Sale 1984). |
Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Agathis | |
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| Species: | australis | |
| Common names: | kauri, | |
| Given Name: | 'Hokianga' | |
| Height: | 47.20m | |
| Height measurement method: | Laser Impulse 200 LR | |
| Height Comments: | (none) | |
| Girth: | 1001.5 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1.65 m | |
| Girth Comments: | (none) | |
| Diameter: | 318.8 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 30.20m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 30.20m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 30.20m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | actual date not specified | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | not known years | |
| Tree Health Description: | (none) | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | (none) | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 574 | |
| Local Protection Status: | Unknown | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 25 Mar 2009 | Van Pelt, R. |
Location
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Images
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NZFrenzyGuideBook | 22 Feb 2011 |
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NZFrenzyGuideBook | 22 Feb 2011 |