Redwoods in Rotorua
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| Picnic under the Magnificent Redwoods |
The World's Largest Living Things
The world’s largest and tallest living things are the redwood trees in California
, the tallest, Tall Tree, measuring 367.8 feet in height and 10 feet in diameter five feet above the ground. They can live for more than 2000 years.
The Tall Tree rises higher than a 35 storey building. It boasts engineering that no manmade structure could match, for it rests on a shallow bed of roots that go no deeper than 6 feet and no wider than 50 feet from its base. If the tree begins to lean or is damaged at one part of the base, it will grow a buttress to compensate for the added load on one side.
The climate of New Zealand is more hospitable to both the North American sequoias, particularly in the North Island. A 15 acre grove of Coast Redwoods was planted near Rotorua in 1901; its trees were pruned to a height of 50 feet in 1939, and since then the tallest specimens have grown to heights of 170 to 185 feet. This redwood grove is part of the 18,000 acre Whakarewarewa National Forest, which is a primary research station for timber crop trees, as well as a popular recreational area in New Zealand.
This redwood grove is not intended for use as future lumber since it was dedicated in 1947 as a memorial to all members of the New Zealand
Forest Service who died in the two world wars.
The Whakarewarewa Forest Park is one of the oldest exotic forests in New Zealand and is managed primarily for wood production. There are fine old stands of eucalyptus, sweet chestnut, larch, walnut and other introduced trees. Tall tree ferns and native shrubs provide an attractive under storey.
, the tallest, Tall Tree, measuring 367.8 feet in height and 10 feet in diameter five feet above the ground. They can live for more than 2000 years.
The Tall Tree rises higher than a 35 storey building. It boasts engineering that no manmade structure could match, for it rests on a shallow bed of roots that go no deeper than 6 feet and no wider than 50 feet from its base. If the tree begins to lean or is damaged at one part of the base, it will grow a buttress to compensate for the added load on one side.
Redwoods in New Zealand
The Coast Redwoods have been cultivated in other areas of the world – including Britain, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand but achieves its majestic heights and lush groupings only in the Pacific Coast.The climate of New Zealand is more hospitable to both the North American sequoias, particularly in the North Island. A 15 acre grove of Coast Redwoods was planted near Rotorua in 1901; its trees were pruned to a height of 50 feet in 1939, and since then the tallest specimens have grown to heights of 170 to 185 feet. This redwood grove is part of the 18,000 acre Whakarewarewa National Forest, which is a primary research station for timber crop trees, as well as a popular recreational area in New Zealand.
This redwood grove is not intended for use as future lumber since it was dedicated in 1947 as a memorial to all members of the New Zealand
Forest Service who died in the two world wars.
The Whakarewarewa Forest Park is one of the oldest exotic forests in New Zealand and is managed primarily for wood production. There are fine old stands of eucalyptus, sweet chestnut, larch, walnut and other introduced trees. Tall tree ferns and native shrubs provide an attractive under storey.
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| The immense height of the Coast Redwood |
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