The ancient Kauri trees of New Zealand are dieing. How can they be saved?
The Kauri trees are almost as big as the California redwood giants. Some are 2,000 yrs. old, 14 feet in diameter and 169 feet high. They thrive in the swamps of New Zealand until now they are dieing of a fungus infestation. What to do?
3 Responses
jorge f
23 Dec 2010
mseniorpogi
23 Dec 2010
if there are Kauri that still alive and curable maybe they can cure or treat it with bordeu mix to protect the tree (usually the bark) from fungal attack, or sometimes copper base fungicide are effective for fungus.
Usually, the method of application is to clean first where the tree is infected and then paint the bordeu mix or copper base fungicide. i suggest they will use both of these known fungicide side by side. To see and compare which is the best and effective treatment between the two type of fungicides. If swamps is the natural habitat of Kauri, then maybe it’s time to fine out the source and host of fungus within the surrounding swampy area.
Else, maybe it is the time that they need to propagate by cloning the tree. Maybe they can reproduced a fungi-resistant Kauri Tree, by exposing to radiation and will result to mutation!
lavengro60
23 Dec 2010
Well, that’s it. I’ve had it with Stonehenge. That place has emitted way too many strange vibrations. I knew it would come to this. Now it’s fungus to the Kauris and New Zealand can like it or lump it, is it? And we’re not supposed to ever suspect a group of innocent stones that just stand arond pretending to do nothing. Ha !" Mr. Prime Minister—tear down those stones!"
I have never read or heard about it, but I bet you money it has to do with destruction of habitats. Deforestation probably killed species of animals and insects these trees had symbiotic relationships with. I hope somebody finds the answer soon.