Nikau

Nikau trees

Lots of palm trees are mainly grown in warm tropical places. But the native Nikau tree of New Zealand is mostly grown in the South. In the past , the Maori people have eaten the bulb shaped heart of the Nikau tree. Even the  great Captain Cook and his crew of the Endeavour loved the sweet and rich food from the Nikau tree. People who were collecting and cutting this tree has caused chaos because they cut too many for their own needings, and so on this treat became expensive and has now become a thing that is known as a Millionaire salad. The Maori have used the fronds of the tree for house roofs. They also used the long leaf line for knitting kete and other types of baskets.

 

By: Joshua J