Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
New Zealand
Eastern Asia
Types
Metrosideros excelsa
Ever red , Crimson queen
Number of Varieties
86
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-125-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
8-2
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Crimson
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Gray
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Gray
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Gray
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
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
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
Beetles
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Dysentry
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Wood
-
Other Uses
Application in Furniture
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
METROSIDEROS excelsa
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
Common Name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
In Hindi
pohutukawa
Weeping Maple
In German
pohutukawa
Weeping Maple
In French
pohutukawa
Maple pleureur
In Spanish
pohutukawa
weeping maple
In Greek
pohutukawa
weeping maple
In Portuguese
pohutukawa
chorando de bordo
In Polish
pohutukawa
płacz klonu
In Latin
pohutukawa
weeping maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Angiosperms
Class
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Eudicotyledones
Order
Myrtales
Sapindales
Family
Myrtaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Metrosideros
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
12130
1
27800
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