Скачать или смотреть Kauri Trees in Te Huia Waitakere New Zealand

Kauri (pronounced "kah-oo-ree") is a type of pine tree belonging to one of the most ancient families of trees. Kauri's ancestors were to be found between 100 to 200 MILLION years ago
Kauri were prolific in the past. Kauri are among the world's mightiest trees, growing to more than 50 metres tall, with trunk girths of up to 16 metres and living for more than 2000 years. Kauri forests once covered 1.2 million hectares from the far North of Northland to Te Kauri, near Kawhia and were common when the first people arrived around 1000 years ago. There are few giant old Kauri Trees left in New Zealand. In this short video taken by Michael Haswell in 2012, you can see two of these beautiful old giants hidden away in a secret location in Te Huia. Hopefully safe from harmful effects of the 'Kauri Die Back' disease, (having already survived the devastating Kauri felling era of the 1800-1900's).