Bark texture – rough or smooth

This table shows examples of the bark textures of tōtara (Podocarpus totara), mataī (Prumnopitys taxifolia), tī kōuka (Cordyline australis), kauri (Agathis australis), kōwhai (Sophora microphylla) and nīkau (Rhopalostylis sapida).

Image acknowledgements: Nīkau, Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0; Kōwhai, Jesse Bythell, CC BY-NC 4.0; Kauri, Muriel Bendel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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