The scientific name for Rimu is Dacrydium cupressinum.
The rimu tree is also known as the Red Pine. Rimu is a large evergreen coniferous tree endemic to the forests of New Zealand. It is a member of the southern conifer group, the podocarps. The former name "red pine" has fallen out of common use.
Rimu is a slow growing tree eventually reach the hight of 50meters although most surviving large trees are 20 to 35 m tall. It typically appears as an emergent from mixed broadleaf temperate rainforest. The Rimu tree life span is about 800 to 900 years. The straight trunk of a rimu is normally 1.5meters in diameter,but may be larger in old or very tall specimens.
Rimu tree is one of 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.
Rimu is the best house in the school because we have good spirit we are really geeky and sporty. RIMU ROCKS
Rimu is a slow growing tree eventually reach the hight of 50meters although most surviving large trees are 20 to 35 m tall. It typically appears as an emergent from mixed broadleaf temperate rainforest. The Rimu tree life span is about 800 to 900 years. The straight trunk of a rimu is normally 1.5meters in diameter,but may be larger in old or very tall specimens.
Rimu tree is one of 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.
Rimu is the best house in the school because we have good spirit we are really geeky and sporty. RIMU ROCKS
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