Natural areas of Tutamoe Ecological District (3. Ecological character)

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Taraire is associated with puriri at five sites on the western side of the Ecological District. Uncommon taraire forest associations recorded include: • taraire-karaka-puriri (O07/008) • taraire-tawa (P06/042) • taraire-totara (O07/005) • pohutukawa-taraire (O06/018) Towai forest Towai forest is the second most widespread forest type in the District recorded at 11 sites. A range of frequent and occasional species occur. Of note is towai swamp forest with frequent maire tawake at Tutamoe Domain Recreation Reserve and Surrounds (O06/031). Maire tawake forest In this District maire-tawake can be locally common at forested sites with poor drainage. This survey recorded maire tawake forest at two sites. Tutamoe Maire tawake Forest (P07/006) contains abundant maire tawake with occasional makamaka, kahikatea, pukatea and towai. Marlborough Road Forest (O06/029) is secondary maire tawake with frequent pukatea and supplejack. Kahikatea and towai are occasional. Tawa-towai forest Co-dominant tawa-towai forest is recorded at two sites, one with frequent miro and makamaka and occasional towai, toru, mamaku, rewarewa, northern rata and kohekohe, Waipoua/Mataraua/Waima Forest Tract (O06/001), and the other frequent taraire and emergent rimu, occasional miro, totara, northern rata and kahikatea, Kaihu Forest (P07/001). Unique broadleaf forest types include: The plateau vegetation of Kaihu Forest (P07/001) contains a unique vegetation type not found outside of this Ecological District in Northland. It is comprised of co-dominant kiekie, supplejack and towai, with frequent maire-tawake and emergent rimu. Uncommon broadleaf forest types recorded in the District include: • kanuka/manuka-rewarewa-towai (O07/001) • kanuka-taraire-towai (O06/013) • karaka-kowhai-taraire (O06/013) • kohekohe-taraire-tawa-towai (P06/042) • kowhai-puriri-taraire (P06/019) • houhere-mamaku (O07/003) • makamaka-tawa (P07/001) • nikau-taraire-towai (O07/001) • pohutukawa-towai (O07/001) • taraire-tawa-towai (O06/030) • taraire-tawa-towai (O06/030) • tawa-tawari (P06/042) • tawari-towai (O06/001) 22 Natural areas of Tutamoe Ecological District
Podocarp forest Kahikatea forest Kahikatea forest occurs at 6 sites throughout the District and is a rare forest type in this survey, occurring within relatively small sites. Species occurring frequently or occasionally include ti kouka, pukatea, puriri, rewarewa, maire tawake, towai, rimu, matai, kowhai, totara, and hinau. Kahikatea is co-dominant with totara at two sites, Waitapu Road Bush (O07/008) and Baker Road Forest (P07/005). Totara forest and totara associated forest Totara forest occurs in three sites with a range of frequent and occasional species. Associated forest types include totara-kahikatea forest at Kaihu Forest (P07/001) and totara-tanekaha forest at Hooper Road Bush (O07/004). Uncommon co-dominant podocarp forest includes rimu-totara forest occurs at (O07/008). Broadleaf-podocarp forest A range of broadleaf-podocarp forest types are present including: • kahikatea-manuka (O06/017) • kahikatea-puriri (O06/019) • kahikatea-maire tawake (O06/031) • kanuka-tanekaha-towai (O06/013) • mahoe-totara (P07/003) • mamangi-totara (P07/004) • northern rata-rimu-taraire-tawa (P07/001) • puriri-taraire-totara (O07/008) • rewarewa-totara-towai (O07/008) • taraire-totara (O07/007) • totara-towai (O07/008) Kauri forest The Tutamoe Ecological District contains the largest areas of old growth kauri forest to be found in New Zealand today with the Waipoua Forest containing the best and most extensive examples of all stages of kauri forest including old growth kauri forest. Waima and Trounson Kauri Park also contain some particulary significant areas of kauri. Kauri is a feature at other sites but is not necessarily the most significant tree in terms of biomas or numerical dominance. Kauri only occurs in small pockets in Kaihu, notably one stand at 640 m asl which is probably the highest stand of kauri in Northland (J. Nicholls pers. comm. cited in Forester and Cummings 1984). Examples of kauri co-dominance include: • toikiwi-kauri-manuka (O06/001) • kauri-tanekaha (O06/001) PNAP reconnasance survey report 23
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