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Karaka and Olearia trees
Today YOU are going to learn
about Karaka and Olearia trees.
Karaka trees
• Karaka is an plant
which has leaves in
every season.
• These are called
‘evergreen plants’.
• Karaka is a serious
pest species in
Hawaii.
• The fruit of the
karaka tree ripens in
summer and autumn.
• The karaka is a very
hard tree and is
usually found in
coastal locations.
• The fruit appear in the
end of summer and
the beginning of
autumn.
• It is quite poisonous
to humans.
• Maori people loved this food, who would take
away the pulp that is poisonous and keep the
hard kernel inside.
• The Karaka is twenty
metres.
• It can have life up to
thirty to one-hundred
years.
Olearia trees
• Olearia is a New Zealand native plant
used a lot for medium hedges. It is also
has under it a very white shading of green.
• They were used to make a path so people
wouldn't get lost.
• This tree has eight
different species.
• It was named in 1998.
• 1 specie is called the
small- leaved tree
daisy.
• It is mainly found in
the North Island.
• Presentation by Danny Chen and Annika Lee.