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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Agathis australis
Height: 15m;  Spread: 5m
Kauri (Tree)
Fast growing in rich soil. Conical ricker shape for 100 years before spreading into typical large tree.
Photo gallery:
An impressive Kauri trunk in the Waipoua Forest, Far North.
Kauri tree in the Waipoua Forest, Far North.
Te Matua Ngahere, Waipoua Forest
The Four Sisters, Waipoua Forest
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