Horoeka band
Horoeka band
The Horoeka or Lancewood is a native tree of New Zealand, it is symbolic of strength, growth and change.
Pseudopanax crassifolius, horoeka, or lancewood, is a New Zealand native tree belonging to the family Araliaceae. It is found throughout New Zealand from sea level up to about 750 m.
The juvenile form, which lasts for between 15 and 20 years, is very easily recognised. The leaves are stiff and leathery with a prominent central rib, about 1 cm wide and up to 1 m long with irregular teeth, all growing downwards from a central stem. The young trunk has characteristic vertical swollen ridges. As the tree gets older the stem begins to branch producing a bushy top, and the leaves become wider and shorter, losing their teeth. It is only when the tree is mature that it adopts a typical tree shape.
One of the theories about this curious change of appearance is that the young plant had to protect itself against browsing by the moa, the giant flightless bird that roamed New Zealand’s bush in prehistoric times. Once above moa height, it was out of danger and turns into a “regular” tree.
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