Redwoods Forest is a forest of naturalised coastal redwood on the outskirts of Rotorua, adjacent to the Whakarewarewa thermal area. The 6 hectares stand of Californian Redwoods is part of the larger Whakarewarewa State Forest. The trees were planted at the beginning of the 20th century as part of a programme to assess the viability of various exotic tree species for commercial forestry in New Zealand. Subsequently these trees have grown faster than in their native homeland due to the richer soil and higher rainfall in the area, reaching over 70 metres height only 100 years later. The tallest redwood in the forest stands at 75 meters tall.
RR: Australia & New Zealand x World
Date: Nov 17
RR: Australia & New Zealand x World
Date: Nov 17
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