Facts

The Nikau tree

The Nikau tree is the only palm tree that doesn’t live in tropical places. The Nikau is native to New Zealand and is the only palm tree that grows down South. The bulb of the Nikau is in the middle of the tree. You have to destroy the whole tree to get to the fruit, some people call it millionaire's salad. Maori people uses the fronds of a nikau tree to make roofs. They layer the fronds on top of each other. They used it for baskets and bags. The Nikau has so many uses in the early New Zealand and also now. It’s so special to New Zealand and to it’s native people the Maoris.

By:Mikayla