Corynocarpus laevigatus (karaka) is a medium-sized evergreen leafy canopy tree with erect spreading branches endemic to New Zealand. It grows to heights up to 15–20 metres (49–66 feet) and has a stout trunk usually up to 60 centimetres (24 inches) in diameter.

Karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus) is a quintessential representation of New Zealand’s unique flora. From its aesthetically pleasing fruits and leaves to its ecological contributions and cultural importance, this tree provides much more than meets the eye.

Karaka (or kopi) holds significant cultural and historical value for Māori and Moriori, but it is also viewed as an environmental weed outside its natural range due to its capacity to outcompete resident native vegetation and disrupt local ecosystems.

Karaka is a medium-sized evergreen leafy canopy tree with erect spreading branches endemic to New Zealand. It grows to heights up to 15–20 metres (49–66 feet) and has a stout trunk usually up to 60 centimetres (24 inches) in diameter.

2013年7月30日 · The most striking feature of the Karaka tree are it’s large orange berries; and the word Karaka in Māori means “to be orange”. The raw kernels of these berries carry the toxin Karakin, which is highly poisonous.

Corynocarpus laevigatus is a handsome, upright-growing species with large, glossy, leathery, deep-green leaves. It grows naturally alongside waterways and can tolerate moderate coastal winds, frosts (once established), and dry conditions. In late summer, Corynocarpus laevigatus produces large, orange fruit that are enjoyed by wood pigeons.

It is a common coastal tree both in the wild and as a distinctive, evergreen, garden specimen. The ever-handy internet tells me that botanists think that its original habitat was the northern half of the North Island and the northerly offshore islands.

2024年3月4日 · Karaka is a medium-sized species that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The tree has large, dark, glossy leaves growing up to 25cm long. The tree produces orange-yellow fruit that contains a single seed.

Specimen, single leader often with coppiced side shoots. Fast up to 6m @10 yrs, maximum of 12m. Hardy. Tolerates poor, dry or sandy soils, but not frost while young. Coastal. From Westland north. Attractive glossy foliage. Large orange berries. Often Dioecious.

Karaka or New Zealand laurel (Corynocarpus laevigatus) is an evergreen tree of the family Corynocarpaceae endemic to New Zealand. It is common throughout the North and South Islands to Banks Peninsula (43°45′S) and Okarito (43°20′S), on the Three Kings Islands, on Raoul Island in the Kermadecs, and on the Chatham Islands.