Totara, Montane Totara
Family: Podocarpeceae Genus: Podocarpus Totara
Genus: Podocarpus Cunninghamii
| Picture top: A
"bushy" specimen of a Totara freestanding in a paddock.
Inside forests they grow into a thinner and taller shape. |
There are two types of Totara trees in New Zealand. Both are found in forests throughou the country. Totara grows up to 30 m and Montana Totara reaches 20 m. There is a third species (only reaching 9 m) growing between Marlborough and south Westland
© Wairere Boulders (Nature Park, Horeke, Hokainga Harbour, Northland, New Zealand, NZ)
Photo:
The
totara fruit, the berries are edible and taste very nice.
Photo: The flower of the Totara.
Photo: The needles of a Totara.
Photo: The thick stringy and furrowed bark of the Totara.
Photo: The thin and papery bark of the
Montane Totara.