Transcript Our trees - waka1d2011

Our trees
Hi our names are Buna,Jorgia, Georgia and
Ahotapu.
We are going to tell you about our trees.
Whauwhaupaku Harakeke tarata Ti kouka
Tarata tree
Did you know that the
Tarata tree is 12 metres
high with a trunk up to 60
cm throughout. Also did
you know that the young
tree Tarata is a compact
yellow –green-leaved
pyramidal tree. This trees
is in Bolivia. This tree is
made for body oil and
perfume. Also the tree
leaves smell like lemon.
Whauwhaupaku
•
Leaflets spread finger of a
hand. BUT five fingers
does not always have five
fingers. You will often find
them with six or seven.
Possums chew off the
bottom end of the stalk
leaving the rest of the leaf
to fall
Harakeke
• It got its name from Maori.
The Europeans call it flax.
We still call it Harakeke
except it is actually a lily. It
grows up to 3 metres high.
Several times of insects all
like the nectar from the flax
flower. No fibre plant was
more important to the
Maori than the flax.
Ti korura
• Ti Kourka likes wet spots
like swamps. They have
nice smelling roses in
early summer. They grow
up to 12 to 20 metres
high. It is commonly
found in open spaces like
farmlands. Maori cooked
the core of the trunk and
shoots were all important
for the early Maori. Ti
Kourka is one of the
strongest in NZ.
Question time every body
1.How tall is the Tarata tree trunk?
2.What animal chews the
whauwhaupaku?
3.What does the ti kouka like?
4.What culture did harakeke get its name
from?
Answers
1.12 metres high
2.Possums is the one
3.Wet spots
4.Maori
More about our trees
• Harakeke have more straight up stems
and pods and have dark red flowers in the
winter. Before in early Maori (and even
today) it is very useful for making sandals,
mats, cloaks, baskets and fishing lines.
Thank you
• Thank you for watching our power point
about Harakeke, Ti Kourka, Tarata and
Whauwhaupaku.
• Presenters from Buna Jorgia Ahotapu and
Georgia