Rewarewa
Common name: New Zealand honeysuckle
Botanical name: Knightia excelsa
The rewarewa is a tall and distinctive upright tree that grows up to 30 metres tall, with a trunk up to 1 metre across. The leaves are long (10 - 15 cms) and have toothed margins. Leaves on juvenile trees are serrated as well, but are twice as long and narrower than the adult leaves.
Adult foliage
Young tree showing juvenile foliage, in CO's garden
Flowers are borne in dense clusters and are long, reddish brown and honeysuckle-like, hence the common name. They are borne high up in the tree and give off an objectionable smell.
It grows from sea level to 850 metres and is found throughout the North Island and also in the Marlborough Sounds.
The tree at GZ rises above the surrounding trees in typical fashion.
The Rewarewa is the tall slim tree rising above the canopy in centre of shot
The cache
The cache is a 150 ml yellow M&M container and at time of placement contained a log sheet only. Please cover carefully with leaf litter after signing the log so that it won’t get muggled.