Meet the myrtles: maire tawake
Have you heard of maire tawake? Maybe you've heard another of its many names; swamp maire, maire tawhake, tuhituhi and waiwaka to name a few. If you've been following PFK's social media or newsletter you may of heard about our seedling trial. Found throughout the North Island and the top of the South, maire tawake (Syzygium maire) is our lesser-known native swamp tree.
Oct 21
Meet the myrtles blog series
Kia ora and welcome to Meet the myrtles. Meet the myrtles is a blog series highlighting some of our special native myrtle species. To find out what PFK are doing to reduce myrtle rust and protect our native myrtles, see our myrtle rust page. If you wish to read all instalments of this series you can find additional posts at the bottom of this page or click here for the list of related posts. Tuatahi: He aha te Whānau Rātā? Pōhutukawa flower and leaves, showing the long stamen
Sep 2