Kauri Pine – Atherton Tablelands

Kauri Pine – Atherton Tablelands

This week we have given new life to a Kauri Pine, (Agathis Robusta), seedling which we planted alongside another one we put in a few years ago which is now absolutely thriving. You can see in the photo just to the right of the eucalypt on the left, in the canopy of the rainforest clad mountain, some very dark green foliage; this is a mature kauri pine which we aim to put in a walking track to one day. This amazing native conifer dates back some 150 million years ago to the jurassic period. The world’s most ancient conifer lineage continues to survive in the Queensland Wet Tropics and rainforests of the Atherton Tablelands. Kauri’s grow to between 30 and 45 metres high with a trunk diameter of up to 5 metres and they live anywhere between 500 and 1000 years. Different to the standard conifer, (pine-needled species), the kauri pine sports a crown of broad, flat leathery foliage which is dark and glossy green. It has evolved over time and boasts several unique characteristics, one of these being its ability to completely shed its bark allowing it to “stay clean” of any creepers, vines, epiphytes and parasites. Long admired by boat builders and furniture makers its timber is straight grained and of fine quality with exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and rot resistence. It’s also a tree of great beauty and we look forward to seeing this one thrive in its new environment at the entrance to our luxury accommodation.

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