Thread: Forest Giants

Originally Posted by XR500

The Northern Ruahines has some of the oldest trees in NZ. The Kaikawaka and Halls totara up there, some are aged at 1200 years old. Stumpy little buggers in comparison but impressive nonetheless. But yeah, I see that those old Kauris are somewhere between 1200 and 3000 years old

If you're in Wgtn and want to show your kids an old-ish tree there is an 800 year old Rimu in Wilton's Bush
The viewing platform has gone in since I was last there
It's about a 40 min round trip from the carpark IIRC
Track is a bit shit in the wet for very small kids unless they've upgraded it

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/...ee-new-zealand