Commonly known as the Cabbage tree, it is highly distinctive with its wide spread branching, and monocot leaf clusters. Its highly dense trunk can be used for food, and was for many years by the Maori, who called it Te Kouka. As a form the tree provides a alternative form to the average New Zealand tree, and will grow all throughout New Zealand. Can be grown in the Northern hemisphere, and is found commonly as an ornamental tree in England.