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DACRYCARPUS dacrydioides
Commonly known as Kahikatea, New Zealand white pine
Small tree with extraordinary long slender drooping branchlets with tiny bronze-green leaves. The tree often appears dead when viewed from a distance
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Good to know
In the Podocarpus family. -
Pests & Diseases
None. -
Place of origin
New Zealand, southeastern Asia, Pacific Islands. -
Evergreen
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Australian / New Zealand
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Frost hardy (down to -5)
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Acicular
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Lanceolate
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Height
To 20m (65ft) -
Spread
6m (20ft) -
Conifer
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TreeTree reaching about 3.5m (12ft) in 10 years. Greyish-brown bark.
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Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F) -
Wet or boggy soilWith deep rich soil. Intolerant of drought.
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Full sun
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Partial shade
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Conical
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Mature Sizeto 20m (65ft)
6m (20ft)
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Dacrycarpus - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
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- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tidying young trees in October - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
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