Growing Guide
These trees are endemic to the islands of New Zealand. They can be found on all three main islands (north, south, and Stewart Island). These trees grow in the podocarp/broadleaf forests and are most common in lowland, swampy areas, growing up to 500 meters in elevation Kahikatea is New Zealand's tallest forest tree and is found throughout low altitude forest all over the country but is most predominant in damp lowland forest and swamp forest. Kahikatea seedlings require high levels of sunlight to grow so do well on disturbed sites or in light wells in the forest. Kahikatea have separate male and female trees.
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Propagation: Sow directly on a firm bed of seed raising mix, lightly cover and thoroughly moisten.
Seedlings appear in two to four months depending on temperature.
When your seedlings have made bushy growth, it's time to repot.
Kahikatea can usually be pricked out after nine month
The fleshy cones generally have one seed and turn orange when they ripen in autumn.
Collect seed from the ground (you can lay a large sheet under the tree) or pick from lower branches.
Zone 1 - Cool
January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December
Zone 2 - Temperate
January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December
Zone 3 - Subtropical
January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December
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