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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | TR/0766 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Smillie, M. J. |
| Registration Category: | Notable tree – National interest |
| General Notes: |
'The tree is located at the eastern end of the Poet's Bridge in Pukekura Park. Quite easily overlooked due to the slenderness of the trunk, and somewhat shadowed by the adjacent hill, it is in fact the tallest tree in the the park, and said to be the second tallest of its species in NZ, after a tree in Yatton Park, Tauranga'. Ref. C. Smith, Notable Trees of New Plymouth, 2002.
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Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Araucaria | |
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| Species: | heterophylla | |
| Common names: | Norfolk Island pine, | |
| Height: | 48.40m | |
| Height measurement method: | Clinometer - SUUNTO | |
| Height Comments: | (none) | |
| Girth: | 345.2 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1.4 m | |
| Girth Comments: | (none) | |
| Diameter: | 109.9 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 11.50m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 11.50m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 11.50m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | actual date not specified | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
Circa 1880 e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 144 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | Tall, slender trunk, with a flattening top. Smillie, 2010. | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | 'Park records reveal that a falling pine in a storm damaged the tree in May 1990, losing the large lateral branches on the southern side to about 25m'. Smith, 2002 | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 304 | |
| Local Protection Status: | Yes | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 05 Feb 2002 | Smith, C.T. & Fuller, G. |
Location
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Images
| Preview | Credit | Date |
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Matt Smillie | 02 Apr 2010 |
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Matt Smillie | 02 Apr 2010 |