Kahika, Kahikatea Dacrycarpus dacrydioides - Dacrydium excelsum, Nageia dacrydioides, Nageia excelsa, Podocarpus excelsus, Podocarpus thujoides

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Botanical Name:

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

Family:

Podocarpaceae

Genus:

Dacrycarpus

Species:

dacrydioides

Common Name:

Kahika, Kahikatea

Height:

150 feet

Minimum Hardiness Zone:

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Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

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Characteristics

Shade Tree

Growing Info, follow in order:

Scarification: none required.

Stratification: none required.

Germination: No pre-germination treatment required. Sow immediately., surface sow and keep moist, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.

In a Nutshell:

* Dacrycarpus dacrydioides or kahikatea (from its name in the M?ori language) is a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.

* The tree grows to a height of 55 metres (180 ft) with a trunk exceeding 1 metre (3 ft) in diameter, and is buttressed at the base. It is dominant in lowland forest and wetlands throughout the North and South Islands.

* The seeds are dispersed by birds, which eat the fleshy scale and pass the seeds in their droppings.

* Kahikatea was used for boat building up until the 1970s because of its long straight lengths. When 12% dry it is slightly lighter in weight than Kauri and white in colour. Kahikatea was also used as late as the 1980s to carve out waka, traditional vessels for Maori, in which they competed in various watersports in Kaituna Wetlands.

* For M?ori, the kahikatea had many uses. The fleshy aril or koroi was an important food resource, and was served at feasts in great amounts. The wood was also favoured for making bird spears. Soot obtained from burning the heartwood supplied a pigment for traditional tattooing (t? moko). more...

* The seed can be very slow to germinate, often taking 18 months or more. It is best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe. Sow stored seed as early in the year as possible. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Give them some protection from the cold for their first winter or two outdoors. more...

Usda description:

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