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Pohutukawa Trees
#53744
12/23/01 07:54 AM
12/23/01 07:54 AM
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Pohutukawa have a special place as part of the New Zealand summer and nowhere more so than in Coromandel, where a 10-day festival to celebrate the native Christmas tree is held in December. Cycling events,markets, art displays and music are all part of the festival, held this year for the second time. Hundreds of people will gather for a pohutukawa party at the Waikawau reserve near Thames. Funds raised will go to protecting and saving trees. Dr Gordon Hosking, who has studied them for more than 15 years, says the common belief that the timing of pohutukawa flowering forecasts what kind of summer it will be is largely a myth. "We knoe so little about the basis for flowering that, quite frankly, we just don't know." A decade ago, the outlook for pohutukawa was dismal. It was discovered that 90% of costal pohutukawa stands in Northland had gone. Possum damage, pastoral farming and human activity had all taken a toll. Spending more than $2.5 million, thousands of volunteers have planted more than 250,000 pohutukawa and rata throughout New Zealand since 1990. Project Crimson's latest scheme is to develop a walking guide to the best stands and most spectacular individual trees in the North Island. To view these trees, take a look at: http://www.projectcrimson.org.nz/trees.html
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Re: Pohutukawa Trees
#53745
12/23/01 03:57 PM
12/23/01 03:57 PM
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Zita, OHHHHH Zita Now I know what I want for Christmas Is your Visa up & ready maybeeee. Lets see two or three acres of mature Pohutukawa, bordered by a few acres of palms & banannas & plumeria right next to the beach, a three bedroom craftsman style stone & wood faced house,with full basement & adjoining shop areas. A stone paved driveway & a half acre of commercial greenhouses next to the rode right of way at the back of the 500 acres of property. What a Christmas present for little ole plant freak me.
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Re: Pohutukawa Trees
#53746
12/24/01 04:00 AM
12/24/01 04:00 AM
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Those are some of the most gorgeously colored trees I've ever seen, wish we could grow them here. Gulf Coast maybe.
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Re: Pohutukawa Trees
#53747
12/23/01 08:10 PM
12/23/01 08:10 PM
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Thanks Zita for another very interesting story and link. Round where I live someone is marketing what is called NZ Xmas trees - the flowers look like pohutukawa but they are shrubs definitely not trees - or maybe someone is going to get a surprise when these lovely shrubs turn into trees!? Also I THINK I saw mature pohutukawa trees in Mountain View California when I was visiting there a year or so ago. The whole property (an appartment complex) was landscaped with a number of what were definitely Australian flowering shrubs/trees plus these that looked like pohutukawa - I can't be sure since its been a few years since I've seen the real thing! Do you know if the pohutukawa tree growing from the rock at Cape Reinga is still there? It was a very important part of Maori belief about the 'after-life'. btw 'all northerners'!! - basements are pretty unusual over here - we just have sheds that sprawl out around our back yards! In fact we have some very funny songs written about men needing their sheds and what's in them to retreat from family and wives!!!
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Re: Pohutukawa Trees
#53748
12/24/01 10:04 AM
12/24/01 10:04 AM
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Oh Mikk - yes, the sheds are so important to the male species!! Isn't that what we women call a 'dog box'??? haha! So glad you liked the pohutukawa. I just love them, and they are really focusing on planting them on the coastlines here. Another similar tree is the Rata, comes out now too. When you go over to the coast, the bush is 'red' at xmas time - very spectular sight. As far as I know the tree is still there Mikk Not like the demise of One tree hill! Now that is another story!
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Re: Pohutukawa Trees
#53749
12/24/01 01:31 PM
12/24/01 01:31 PM
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Would some one please phonetically spell the name of this spectacular tree so I can learn to pronounce it's name.
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Re: Pohutukawa Trees
#53750
12/24/01 07:17 PM
12/24/01 07:17 PM
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Zita - please catch me up with what happened to One Tree Hill?? Yes indeed - 'in the dog box' - and the shed/dog box is sure no worry with all the lovely ole' mod-cons that are out there - the comfy old chair that you can sit in with dirty clothes on!!! the old frig for keeping bottles and tinnies cold! and of course the radio that can't talk back!!!! hahaha Edward - re pronunciation - 'po' with the 'o' as in 'go' - 'hu' and 'tu' with the 'u' as in 'too' - 'ka' and 'wa' with the 'a' as in 'far' (but don't add the 'r' sound!) - I think those vowels will sound OK! And all syllables receive equal stress - the language flows along - very melodious.
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Re: Pohutukawa Trees
#53752
12/27/01 06:14 PM
12/27/01 06:14 PM
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Edward, that is one very special tree! Thanks for sharing it here. It is great that there is a revival in the planting of these magnificant trees all along the coastline of New Zealand, even here in the South Island. Our route to church school every day took us along tree lined streets.The season for flowering made wonderful ammunition with the buds - tight little balls, just right for throwing! One well aimed missile scored - right in my brothers eye! By the time we caught the train and arrived home, it had completely closed, and he had to be taken to emergency.
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Re: Pohutukawa Trees
#53753
12/27/01 06:25 PM
12/27/01 06:25 PM
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Hi Mikk, One tree hill is no more! though it is still called that, the icon is gone. It all started about 5 years ago, when a Maori activist decided to make a ststement - using his chain saw. There was damage to the tree, but it could be saved. Until the 2nd attack some months later. Finally it had to be removed. One tree hill just didn't look the same! The Council decided it would not be replaced, and that eventually lots of trees would be planted. Not acceptable to one man, who just before xmas, replaced the tree, and fenced it properly. Unfortunately the Council came the next morning and removed it. It didn't have Council approval! Oh, the silly games we humans play! But Mikk, I love the description of your tin shed! Sounds like a wonderful place of safety - *giggle* I can't type as much with this broken wrist
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