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Facts About Kauri Gum. Kauri gum is a resin (a sticky substance) produced by new zealand’s giant kauri trees. In the 1890s some 20,000.

* Large Piece of Natural Kauri Gum
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kauri gum is found naturally only in new zealand, because kauri trees are endemic to the country. Kauri are among the world's mightiest trees, growing to over 50 m tall, with trunk girths up to 16 m, and living for over 2,000 years. These enormous trees produce vast amounts of sap which congeal into lumps when the tree is injured.

* Large Piece of Natural Kauri Gum

Facts About Kauri Gumkauri gum was used initially because it was the cheapest resin available, but later, resins from the congo were cheaper—hence congoleum. Kauri are among the world's mightiest trees, growing to over 50 m tall, with trunk girths up to 16 m, and living for over 2,000 years. From 1870 to 1920, digging gum was a major source of income for māori and settlers in northland. The sap hardens into a resin and becomes a form.