Dacrydium cupressinum Podocarpaceae - Rimu ('Red pine') Container Type:25 ltr Cones are an important food

Cones are an important food resource for some bird species

Not found naturally in the central North Island area

Common to lowland and montane forest with some of the biggest trees found in mixed podocarp forest near Taupō

found throughout central North Island

tussock grassland and forest margins

Dacrydium cupressinum Podocarpaceae - Rimu ('Red pine') Container Type:25 ltr Cones are an important foodA member of the southern conifer group, the podocarps. Attractive in all growth stages. Narrow when young, developing into a broader tree with weeping branches then adult upright form. Common to lowland and montane forest with some of the biggest trees found in mixed podocarp forest near Taup. Slow growing, eventually getting to up to 50m. Lives approximately 800 900 years. Cones are an important food resource for some bird species. [1178]