The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 66
Genus—Libocedrus, Endl
Genus—Libocedrus, Endl.
Libocedrus doniana, Endl.
Kawaka, Cypress, Cedar.—This handsome tree attains a height of 60ft. to 100ft., and a diameter of 3ft. to 5ft. Wood reddish, fine-grained and heavy; used by the Maoris for carving, and said to be excellent for planks and spars; grows in the North Island, being abundant in the forests near the Bay of Islands and to the north of Auckland.
Libocedrus bidwillii, Hook.
Pahautea, Cedar.—A handsome conical tree 60ft. to 80ft. high, 2ft. to 3ft. in diameter. In Otago, it produces a dark-red free-working timber, rather brittle, chiefly adapted for inside work. Found on the central ranges of the North Island, and common thoughout the forests of the South Island, growing at altitudes of 500ft. to 4,000ft. This timber has been used for sleepers on the Otago railways of late years, is largely employed in that district for fencing page 100 purposes, and is frequently mistaken for totara. In former years it was believed to be suitable only for inside work.