Description Rimu is a coniferous tree with dark red wood that reaches a height of , with a trunk in diameter. The bark is flaky and dark-brown in colour. In its juvenile stages the branches are thin and numerous, but as the tree grows older around three quarters of the tree becomes branchless. It has a lifespan of 600–800 years, but may reach beyond 1000 in rare cases.
Description Rimu is a coniferous tree with dark red wood that reaches a height of  with a trunk in diameter. The bark is flaky and dark-brown in colour In its juvenile stages the branches are thin and numerous, but as the tree grows older around three quarters of the tree becomes branchless It has a lifespan of 600–800 years, but may reach beyond 1000 in rare cases.