In New Zealand giant redwoods typically were planted as sole specimens in large homestead gardens, botanic gardens or other public parks, so this single row of 15 is an unusual and notable planting. They were planted in 1909 in the grounds of Barton’s homestead, called ‘The Manor House’. After a fire the homestead was demolished in 1938 and in 1950 the large block of land was purchased from Barton descendants by the Upper Hutt Council to become the region’s Second World War Memorial Park. There is considerable variation in height across the 15 trees (see photos), and unfortunately one is very sickly and may not survive much longer. The remainder are in good health, and the girth measurement of the tallest was 547 cm (at 1.4m) with an estimated height of 25 metres. A noticeboard at the south-east entrance to the park gives details of the park, including its significant remnants of native bush (with several tall kahikatea), however, incorrectly identifies the redwoods as Sequoia sempervirens, which they definitely are not (see foliage photo). The full row of 15 present quite a sight, covering 75 metres in total length (Lloyd, M., 2024).