Kahikatea Softwood

Kahikatea

Kahikatea wood (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides) is a softwood weighing about 700 kg/m3.

Kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, formerly Podocarpus dacrydioides), also called New Zealand white pine, is a conifer of the family Podocarpaceae. Kew's Plants of the World Online gives its native range as New Zealand. We have not found a published source for the properties of kahikatea wood.

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Material Type:
Softwood

Also Called:
White Pine, Kahika

Sustainability:
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (category read via GBIF).

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Kahikatea Key Facts:


Botanical Name: Dacrycarpus dacrydioides (syn. Podocarpus dacrydioides)

Material Type: Softwood

Availability: Reference Only

Durability: Not yet rated

Typical Tree Height: 25-25m

Weight: 700 kg/m3

Environmental / Sustainability: Strictly regulated

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