sum mer ▁and ▁aut umn , ▁from ▁January ▁to ▁March . ▁ ▁The ▁seed lings ▁of ▁k ō h ū h ū ▁are ▁unusual , ▁as ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁they ▁have ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁seed ▁leaves ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁usual ▁two . ▁ ▁Diet ▁and ▁for aging ▁K ō h ū h ū ▁is ▁a ▁hard y ▁plant ▁that ▁can ▁co pe ▁with ▁poor ▁conditions ▁– ▁poor ▁so ils , ▁dr ought s ▁and ▁wind y ▁environments . ▁It ▁is , ▁however , ▁a ▁light - dem and ing ▁plant ▁and ▁pre fers ▁so ils ▁with ▁good ▁d rain age ▁in ▁hum id ▁clim ates . ▁Plant ing ▁it ▁in ▁d amp ▁conditions ▁can ▁cause ▁winter ▁leaf ▁drop n , ▁which ▁likely ▁explains ▁why ▁k ō h ū h ū ▁is ▁not ▁found ▁growing ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁In ▁its ▁role ▁in ▁e colog ical ▁succession , ▁k ō h ū h ū ▁is ▁often ▁found ▁at ▁an ▁earlier ▁stage ▁than ▁its ▁relative ▁le mon wood ▁( another ▁en demic ▁Pitt os por um ), ▁and ▁usually ▁inhab its ▁less ▁fert ile ▁so ils . ▁ ▁Pred ators , ▁Par as ites , ▁and ▁D ise ases ▁ ▁In sect s ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁insect ▁species ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁Plant - S y N Z ▁database ▁that ▁either ▁feed ▁on ▁or ▁par as it ise ▁k ō h ū h ū ▁– ▁was ps , ▁su ck ing ▁bugs , ▁f lies , ▁moth s