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“We
passed
through
the
most
primeval
forest
of
any
that
I
have
seen
in
New
Zealand”
William
Colenso,
after
walking
through
the
Mount
Bruce
area
in
1846
|
The
Pukaha
Mount
Bruce
Forest
is
one
of
the
largest
and
most
accessible
remnants
of
the
"Seventy
Mile
Bush",
an
almost
unbroken
tract
of
forest
that
stretched
from
Opaki
to
Norsewood,
before
being
largely
cleared
and
the
land
converted
to
agriculture.
Generally,
the
forest
is
in
good
heart,
with
extensive
regeneration
of
emergent
and
canopy
trees
and
a
vigorous
and
diverse
shrub
and
ground
flora.
Animal
control
efforts
already
in
place
have
halted
any
extensive
damage
and
a
continuation
of
these
will
aid
the
regenerative
process.
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