The ancient kauri tree is native to New Zealand. It exceeds an age of more than 2000 years and hights of 50 metres and more. Once they were plentiful and extensively milled for their long, straight and hard wood. Today most wood resources for New Zealand souvenirs are recovered wood from swamps. Read on about kauri trees...
The wood of the mamaku is used to turn these objects with their distinct appearance. Mamaku is the Maori name of the Black Tree Fern. Native to New Zealand it is the country’s fastest and tallest growing fern tree with a hight to 20 metres and fronds that can reach 2 to 6 metres in length. The black trunk is motive for its name. Read more about tree ferns in New Zealand….