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    DACRYCARPUS dacrydioides
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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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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    2 to 3 Litre  
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    £22.50 each 
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    • Good to know
      In the Podocarpus family.
    • Pests & Diseases
      None.
    • Place of origin
      New Zealand, southeastern Asia, Pacific Islands.
    • Evergreen
    • Australian / New Zealand
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Acicular
    • Lanceolate
    • Height
      To 20m (65ft)
    • Spread
      6m (20ft)
    • Conifer
    • Tree
      Tree reaching about 3.5m (12ft) in 10 years. Greyish-brown bark.
    • 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 soil
      With deep rich soil. Intolerant of drought.
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Conical
    • Mature Size
      to 20m (65ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        6m (20ft)
      		  
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