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The nīkau palm is our only native palm and unique to New Zealand. It is the southernmost member of the palm family and the most

The pukatea tree is one of New Zealand’s largest with glossy green leaves (puka) and white to grey bark (tea). In the Park, pukatea is

Rātā are special because every few years they flower spectacularly, covering the canopy briefly in red and providing huge supplies of nectar to the tui

Kānuka grows in more fertile drier places and can cover large expanses of hillside. Initially tall and dense it starts to breakdown with age and

Mistletoes are pretty rare in the Abel Tasman thanks to a combination of possums, who love to browse on them, and stoats and rats reducing

Mānuka is one of the most common plants in New Zealand and often linked as one species with kānuka. In fact, it is a different

Kahikatea are our forest giants, one of the characteristic podocarps of New Zealand, specialised for growing around wetlands and forming swamp forest. When mature, kahikatea

The Abel Tasman is home to all five species of beech trees which all prefer different soil and climate conditions. Beech trees can produce millions