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Giant totara ageing gracefully By SHELLEY TOPP Agiant totara in Ashley Gorge could be Waimakariri’s oldest tree. At an estimated age of more than 1000yearsold the totara, which is situated on the Forest Giants Track under development on the bush face above the existing Loop Track at Ashley Gorge, is adefinite candidate for oldest tree in Waimakariri, said John Burton, manager of the Ashley Gorge Tracks Group. ‘‘My guess is that this totara is certainly hundreds of years old and quite possibly more than one thousand years old,’’he said. Trees, especially those this old, were vital to the environment for many reasons. ‘‘They provide ahome for many living beings and exist in an environment humans could learn so much from,’’ he said. ‘‘Especially if we want to survive as a species on this planet along with all the other species, most of which wouldn't mind greatly if we weren't here.’’ he said. ‘‘Trees also clean the air by taking in carbon, locking it up and producing oxygen, and forests provide acalming, stimulating and educational place to spend time in.’’ Department of Conservation (DOC) community ranger Sarah Ensor said it would be difficult to pin point the oldest tree in the Waimakariri district, but there would be many contenders. ‘‘The first to spring to mind for me is the giant matai that the Ashley Gorge kaitiaki(guardians) are hoping to create aside track to, and Ithink there is a massive New Zealand tree fuchsia (kotukutuku), there too,’’ she said. ‘‘Failing that there are some pretty magnificent New Zealand tree fuchsias Young caretakers ... Amassive Totara tree believed to be more than 1000yearsold, on the Forest Giants Track under development on the bush face above the existing Loop Track at Ashley Gorge. Bailey Baker, left, Keegan Bremner and Emma Warwick, are members of the Ashley Gorge Tracks and Trapping Project. PHOTO: JOHN BURTON,ASHLEY GORGE TRACKS GROUP MANAGER on the Kereru Loop Track at Wooded Gully (in the Mt Thomas Forest Conservation Area).’’ However, DOC’s <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> operations manager, Kingsley Timpson believes the matagouri and kanuka trees situated in Okuku Gorge, ‘‘true right on the journey up to Pinchgut Hut and around the hut,’’ could also be candidates for Waimakariri’s oldest tree. ‘‘These trees are likely to be many hundreds of years old, way in excess of the surrounding beech trees, as they are very slow growing,’’ he said. ‘‘A matagouri the diameter of your arm is likely to be acouple of hundred years old and the same for kanuka.” New Zealand’s oldest tree is believed to be Tane Mahuta (Lord of the Forest), which is located in <strong>North</strong>land’s Waipoua Forest and is estimated to be between 1250 and 2500 years old. 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