Te Matua Ngahere

- 35.608586111111173.52397222222Koordinaten: 35 ° 36 ' 30.9 "S, 173 ° 31' 26.3 " E

Te Matua Ngahere is a giant kauri tree in the Waipoua Forest in Northland on the North Island of New Zealand.

In the language of Māori, the name of the tree " Father of the Forest " means.

The tree is lower than the adjacent Tāne Mahuta, but has with 16.41 meters, the largest trunk circumference of all trees in New Zealand. Its trunk is 10.21 meters high, its total height was 29.9 meters. With formerly 208 m³ Tane Mahuta after he has the second largest volume of all trees in New Zealand. He is visited annually by about 50,000 visitors.

Its age is estimated to be between 2000 and 3000 years. It is a remnant of a rain forest that once grew on the North Auckland Peninsula.

The tree suffered considerable damage in 2007, as winter storms growing in his crown Rata tore down together with the Leitast and other branches. It is feared that this will shorten the life of the tree for about 300 years. On the tree growing beside the Rata fifty other plant species.

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