Tōtara : a natural and cultural history /

Simpson, Philip

Tōtara : a natural and cultural history / Philip Simpson. - Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Presss, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (x, 287 pages) : colour illustrations.

Includes bibliographical references.

"In words and pictures, through waka and leaves, farmers and carvers,the author takes us deep inside the trees: their botany and evolution, their role in Māori life and lore, their uses by Pākehā, and their current status in our environment and culture"--Publisher information.



9781775589150


Totara--New Zealand.
Totara--History.--New Zealand


Electronic Books.

SD397 / .T737 2017