Tall Forest definition
Tall Forest means relatively large trees dominated by species such as tawa (Beilschmiedia tawa) and may have other tall canopy trees such as hīnau (Elaeocarpus dentatus) and emergent rewarewa (Knightia excelsa) and podocarps such as rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum). Forest is woody vegetation in which the cover of trees and shrubs in the canopy is >80% and in which tree cover exceeds that of shrubs. Trees are woody plants >10 cm dbh. Shrubs are woody plants < 10cm dbh.