| Identifier: | BPR/1324 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Smillie, M.J. |
| Registration Category: | Notable tree – National interest |
| General Notes: |
Opepe Bush Scenic and Historic Reserve is bisected by SH5 between Naiper and Taupo. Known for an attack by Te Kooti's forces in 1869 on a Bay of Plenty Volunteer Cavalry encampment, and subsequent building of a Armed Constabulary stockade, a remnant of the surrounding forest remains on the northern side of the reserve. With many large rimu, matai and a handful of totara, a large rimu is a highlight of the northern bush loop walk (Smillie 2015).
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| Genus: | Dacrydium | |
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| Species: | cupressinum | |
| Common names: | rimu, red pine | |
| Height: | 29.50m | |
| Height measurement method: | Laser Nikon Forestry 550 | |
| Height Comments: | Shot to highest of the visible tops in a large crown. | |
| Girth: | 660 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1.4 m | |
| Girth Comments: | Dbh measured from high ground at back of tree. | |
| Diameter: | 210.1 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 24.00m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 22.00m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 23.00m | |
| 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: | In fine health | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | A flangy short boled trunk branches into a huge crown. | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 375 | |
| Local Protection Status: | Yes | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 07 Jun 2015 | Smillie, M.J. |
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