Tree Echium

Pohutukawa

About Tree Echium and Pohutukawa

Tree Echium

Pohutukawa

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Origin

Canary Islands

New Zealand

Types

Echium pininana

Metrosideros excelsa

Number of Varieties

108

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1010-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-9

Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm910.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm610.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Red, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Light Green, Dark Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green, Gray

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Dysentry

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Wood

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Application in Furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

METROSIDEROS excelsa

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa

In Hindi

Tree Echium

pohutukawa

In German

Baum Aciam

pohutukawa

In French

Arbre ACIAM

pohutukawa

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

pohutukawa

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

pohutukawa

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

pohutukawa

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

pohutukawa

In Latin

lignum Aciam

pohutukawa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Myrtales

Family

Boraginaceae

Myrtaceae

Genus

Echium

Metrosideros

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

6012

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Pohutukawa

Wondering what are the properties of Tree Echium and Pohutukawa? We provide you with everything About Tree Echium and Pohutukawa. Tree Echium doesn't have thorns and Pohutukawa doesn't have thorns. Also Tree Echium does not have fragrant flowers. Tree Echium has allergic reactions like and Pohutukawa has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Tree Echium and Pohutukawa and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Pohutukawa

Season and care of Tree Echium and Pohutukawa is important to know. While considering everything about Tree Echium and Pohutukawa Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tree Echium season is and Pohutukawa season is . The type of soil for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand and for Pohutukawa is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline and for Pohutukawa is Acidic, Neutral.

Tree Echium and Pohutukawa Physical Information

Tree Echium and Pohutukawa physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Pohutukawa height is 910.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Pohutukawa are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Pohutukawa flower color: Red and Crimson
Pohutukawa leaf color: Light Green, Dark Green and Gray

Care of Tree Echium and Pohutukawa

Care of Tree Echium and Pohutukawa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pohutukawa pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pohutukawa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.