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Macrocarpa shelter

Macrocarpa shelter

Macrocarpa trees have been part of the farm landscape since the 1860s. They are fast-growing, tough trees, which can withstand strong, salt-laden winds. Stock can shelter under their spreading branches when conditions are very hot or very cold. This stand of macrocarpa trees is on the Otago Peninsula.

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Photograph by Melanie Lovell-Smith

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Maggy Wassilieff. 'Trees in the rural landscape', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/trees-in-the-rural-landscape/3/1