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Rimu redirects here. For other uses, see Rimu (disam- breeding cycle has been linked to cone production cycle
biguation).
of the tree.
Dacrydium cupressinum, commonly known as rimu, is
a large evergreen coniferous tree endemic to the forests 3 Uses
of New Zealand. It is a member of the southern conifer
group, the podocarps. The former name red pine has Historically, rimu and other native trees such as kauri,
fallen out of common use.
matai and totara were the main sources of wood for
New Zealand, including furniture and house construction.
However, many of New Zealands original stands of rimu
have been destroyed, and recent government policies for1 Distribution
bid the felling of rimu in public forests, though allowing
limited logging on private land. Pinus radiata has now
Rimu grows throughout New Zealand, in the North Is- replaced rimu in most industries, although rimu remains
land, South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura. Al- popular for the production of high quality wooden furnithough the largest concentration of trees is now found ture. There is also limited recovery of stump and root
on the West Coast of the South Island, the biggest trees wood, from trees felled many years before, for use in
tend to be in mixed podocarp forest near Taupo (e.g., making bowls and other wood turned objects.
Pureora, Waihaha, and Whirinaki Forests). A typi[3]
cal North Island habitat is in the Hamilton Ecologi- The inner bark can also be used to treat burns and cuts.
cal District, where Fuscospora truncata and rimu form
the overstory. Associate ferns on the forest oor are
Blechnum discolor, Blechnum liforme, Asplenium ac- 4 In Cultivation
cidum and Hymenophyllum demissum.[1]
Description
5 References
[1] C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
Conifer Specialist Group (1998). Dacrydium cupressinum. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened
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External links
"Dacrydium cupressinum". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
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