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Kānuka woodland, Bendigo

Kānuka woodland, Bendigo

In the driest regions of New Zealand, such as these rocky slopes at Bendigo in Central Otago, kānuka forms a permanent low open woodland. Elsewhere in New Zealand, kānuka scrub is invaded by other trees, eventually leading to mixed broadleaf forest or beech forest.

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Maggy Wassilieff. 'Shrublands', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/shrublands/4/1