The Meaning of Trees @meaningoftrees

Exploring the history and use of New Zealand's native plants. meaningoftrees.com New Zealand Joined June 2013

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Erica and Sam @DOCTSAmbassador

6 years ago

It's a cold & wet Saturday at home, I have the house to myself (rare occasion!) so it's the perfect moment to get stuck into this beautiful & wonderful book by @RobertVennell. I've only just started it & I highly recommend. #themeaningoftrees #naturestoryteller #relaxingweekend

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6 years ago

Celery pine possesses one of the strongest native timbers. Pākehā used Celery pine in houses, decks, bridges, and railways. Māori found a myriad of uses for the plant, crafting it into waka, masts, paddles, bowls, clubs, spears and walking sticks.

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Kim Knight @kimknightnz

6 years ago

I interviewed @RobertVennell and immediately bought three copies of his book. Such a joyous ode to the specialness of Aotearoa. Meet Robert Vennell: The man who ate his way around NZ's forest, via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news…

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The Meaning of Trees @meaningoftrees

6 years ago

The Misunderstood Mongrels of the New Zealand Bush Check out a sample chapter from the book via @TheSpinoffTV

The Spinoff @TheSpinoffTV

6 years ago

The Misunderstood Mongrels of the New Zealand Bush Check out a sample chapter from the book via @TheSpinoffTV

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The Meaning of Trees @meaningoftrees

6 years ago

New podcast from @indfnsofplnts on the genus Typha - which includes the native New Zealand Raupō (Typha orientalis)

In Defense of Plants @indfnsofplnts

6 years ago

New podcast from @indfnsofplnts on the genus Typha - which includes the native New Zealand Raupō (Typha orientalis)

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National Tropical Botanical Garden @NTBG

6 years ago

Sharing very exciting news of the rediscovery of a native #Hawaiian plant that was thought to be extinct. NTBG researchers were surveying remote cliffs on NW #Kauai when they found Hibiscadelphus woodii growing on an sheer cliff face. See the video here: ntbg.org/news/ntbg-rese…

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In Defense of Plants @indfnsofplnts

6 years ago

Eucalyptus macrocarpa. I have been dying to see one of these in person and I finally got the chance at @TheHuntington this past week. Those flamboyant flowers emerge from a strange capsule-like bud whose tip pops off like a cap. So cool! 😍

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6 years ago

The brilliant white flowers of rengarenga (Arthropodium cirratum). Māori translocated rengarenga across the country and grew it in gardens around pa sites and marae. The plant has an edible root which was relied upon when other food was scarce.

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6 years ago

Kōwhai is an important medicinal plant in Rongoā - traditional Māori healing. The bark is soaked in water and used to treat skin conditions, dandruff and various aches and pains. The bark itself is used to dress wounds, sprains and broken bones.

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6 years ago

Koromiko is one of the most important medicinal plants in the New Zealand flora. During the world wars, parcels of dried koromiko leaves were sent to soldiers as a treatment for diarrhoea

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6 years ago

Secrets of whau: Phylogeographic research could unearth a buried past royalsociety.org.nz/research/secre…

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6 years ago

This pink flowered variety of mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium var. incanum) is unique to the far north of New Zealand. Its seed capsules typically only open after the plant has died or has been in contact with fire.

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7 years ago

'If you steal a cactus, we will find you' Hipster demand for trendy cactus plants has led to massive Cactus theft from American deserts. Park rangers have even taken to microchipping cacti as a deterrent. theguardian.com/environment/20…

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The Meaning of Trees @meaningoftrees

7 years ago

Mahoe (Melicytus ramiflorus) is one of the best native plants for making fire and in Māori tradition the wood was said to contain sparks from the fire god - Mahuika.

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7 years ago

Did you know there are 10 Kānuka species in NZ? Ever wonder how to tell the difference between mānuka and kānuka? Find out more in the latest post on the "other" tea tree: Kanuka meaningoftrees.com/2019/04/07/kan…

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The Meaning of Trees @meaningoftrees

7 years ago

This strange cactus from the Amazon rainforest grows as an epiphyte on other trees and is seasonally flooded in water - fascinating read from @indfnsofplnts indefenseofplants.com/blog/2017/11/1…

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Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn

7 years ago

What a remarkable find - the log has been dated by the Waikato Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory to 40,500 years plus or minus 400 years and is of "great interest to scientists studying the Laschamp Event, a ''magnetic reversal'' in which the Earth's north... nzh.tw/12214874

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The Meaning of Trees @meaningoftrees

7 years ago

The Meaning of Trees Book in stores May 2019 meaningoftrees.com/2019/03/30/the…

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The Meaning of Trees @meaningoftrees

7 years ago

The next installment in the Botany of Middle Earth. Everything you wanted to know about the plants of the Lord of the Rings - Is Mordor as bad as its cracked up to be? What are the hobbits really smoking?meaningoftrees.com/2019/03/23/the…