Queensland Kauri Pine
Agathis robusta

Location: 36501 Niles Blvd.
Park: California Nursery Historical Park
District: Niles
Native to: Australia
Tree type: conifer
Leaf retention: evergreen

Comments: Evergreen broadleaf conifer native to Australia. A very columnar tree form with a distinctive flakey bark texture. Tree self prunes lower branches and broadens out only when it is above the forest canopy. This specimen is approximately 100 years old. Previously identified as A. Australis, a New Zealand species.

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Illustration by Hugh Danaher