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What Is The Rimu Tree?:
Dacrydium Cupressinum, known as the Rimu tree is a large evergreen to the New Zealand forests. It is a member of the southern conifer group, the podocarps. The formal name "Red Pine" has fallen out of common use.

Facts On The Rimu:
Rimu is one of the most popular of our native timbers. Because it was used extensively in older character homes as both a structural and finishing timber, it is probably New Zealand’s best known native species. Rimu has been proven as a remarkably versatile and exceptionally beautiful timber. Good supplies of recycled rimu are available from a range of suppliers and demolition timber yards. Rimu timber can also be sourced from sustainably managed forests.

What It Looks Like:
As a young tree, it has bright olive-green weeping branches that are softly spiky to the touch, and as it matures these become drooping branches, both of which make it look very different from surrounding trees. The rimu is a member of the Podocarp family, and  has ‘male’ and ‘female’ trees, different to most conifers, which tend to have both male (pollen) and female (seed) cones on the same tree.

Where Do You Find The Rimu Tree?:
The Rimu grows though out New Zealand, such as North Island, South Island, and Stewart Island/Rakiura. Although the largest concentration of trees is now found on the West Coast of the South Island, the biggest trees tend to be in mixed podocarps forests.

What Stuff Is Made From The Rimu Tree?:

Facts On The Rimu:

How Long Does It Live For?:
The Rimu lives for up to 800-900, can grow as high as 50meters high, 1.5 meters wide. the leaves are 7mm long, and 1mm wide. The Rimu is a canopy tree

Why Is The Rimu Important To Maori?:
With the name red pine falling out of favor, the Maori name for Dacrydium cupressinum, Rimu, has become accepted. The Maori, who were the original founders of New Zealand, used wood from the tree for boat building, wood carving and building homes. They also used the tree's gum for starting fires and chewing.

Why Is Rimu The Best Tree In The School?
It's just the best, just deal with it or back off!!