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Rimu Dacrydium cupressinum

Tall Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) tree covered with rata vines.

Rimu are an endemic New Zealand podocarp tree that can reach up to 50 metres in height. It is a dioecious plant, with the male and female cones on separate trees and the seeds take 15 months to mature after pollination. The trunk of this rimu tree is covered with rata vines (metrosideros).

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