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Leaves

Kauri leaves are flat, oblong and leathery. Bronze when young, they turn bright green as the tree matures.

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Photograph by Alastair McLean

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Joanna Orwin. 'Kauri forest', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/kauri-forest/1/1/3