Life Span
Annual
Annual or Biennial
Type
Tree
Vegetable
Origin
New Zealand
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Metrosideros excelsa
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Number of Varieties
8100
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-12-9999
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
-
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Crimson
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Tan, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Gray
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Gray
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Gray
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Irregular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Allergy
-
Irritation to stomach
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Dysentry
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Wood
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Application in Furniture
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
METROSIDEROS excelsa
APIUM graveolens
Common Name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Celery
In Hindi
pohutukawa
अजवायन
In German
pohutukawa
Sellerie
In French
pohutukawa
Céleri
In Spanish
pohutukawa
Apio
In Greek
pohutukawa
Σέλινο
In Portuguese
pohutukawa
Aipo
In Polish
pohutukawa
Seler
In Latin
pohutukawa
apium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Apiales
Family
Myrtaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Metrosideros
Apium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Apieae
Subfamily
-
Apioideae
Number of Species
121
1
27800
👆🏻