Beilschmiedia tarairi

Beilschmiedia tarairi stands tall and erect and has smooth brown bark. Its young shoots are covered in fine brown hairs, and its broad olive-green leaves are leathery, heavily-veined, and glossy. It prefers moist soil and can tolerate light to medium frosts. Wood pigeons are fond of the large purple berries ofBeilschmiedia tarairi, which ripen in autumn. Beilschmiedia tarairi is evergreen and native to the North Island of New Zealand.