1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
New Zealand
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Woodlands
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2, 23, 24
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,370.00 cm910.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm610.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Green, Gray Green
Brown, Sandy Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Dark Green, Gray
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green, Gray
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Insects
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Birds, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Nausea, Vomiting
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cramps, Dermatitis
Astringent, Dysentry
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Wood
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood
Application in Furniture
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALEURITES moluccanus
METROSIDEROS excelsa
7.2 Common Name
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
7.2.1 In Hindi
Aleurites moluccanus
pohutukawa
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Aleurites moluccana
pohutukawa
7.2.4 In Spanish
Aleurites moluccanus
pohutukawa
7.2.5 In Greek
Aleurites moluccanus
pohutukawa
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Nogueira-de-iguape
pohutukawa
7.2.7 In Polish
Nogueira-de-iguape
pohutukawa
7.2.8 In Latin
Aleurites moluccanus
pohutukawa
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Aleuritideae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Crotonoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species