Agathis
Kauri · also Queensland kauri, New Zealand kauri, Dammara
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Agathis is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees native to Australasia and Southeast Asia, known for their unusually broad leaves compared to most conifers. These long-lived, water-loving trees can reach impressive heights, dominating forest canopies in their native habitats, with some species like Agathis robusta growing up to 150 feet tall. They are characterized by light gray bark that sheds in flakes to reveal lighter colors beneath, and round seed cones, but are sensitive to drought and frost.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3450.22%12 yr7.9 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–150 ft
- Canopy spread
- 40–75 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Low
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.9 in, mean 12 in, 90th percentile 32 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Central Range Papuan montane rain forests
- Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests
- Northern New Guinea montane rain forests
- Southeast Papuan rain forests
- Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests
- Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests
- Borneo lowland rain forests
- Borneo montane rain forests
- Borneo peat swamp forests
- Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Australian temperate forests
- New Zealand North Island temperate forests
- Northland temperate kauri forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests