Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Tree
Fruit
Origin
New Zealand
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Types
Metrosideros excelsa
Flavorosa, Amigo, Eagle Egg
Number of Varieties
825
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-126-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
10-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Crimson
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Green, Orange Red, Red, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Gray
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Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Gray
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Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Gray
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Palmately Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Rash, Swelling
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Dysentry
Immunity
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Wood
Fruits
Other Uses
Application in Furniture
Jam, Jelly, Used As Food, Used in salads
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
METROSIDEROS excelsa
PRUNUS 'Spring Satin'
Common Name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Plumcot, Spring Satin Plumcot
In Hindi
pohutukawa
Plumcot
In German
pohutukawa
Plumcot
In French
pohutukawa
plumcot
In Spanish
pohutukawa
plumcot
In Greek
pohutukawa
Plumcot
In Portuguese
pohutukawa
plumcot
In Polish
pohutukawa
Plumcot
In Latin
pohutukawa
Plumcot
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Vascular plant
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Ericales
Family
Myrtaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Metrosideros
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1225
1
27800
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