Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tree
Cactus, Spurge
Origin
New Zealand
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Types
Metrosideros excelsa
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Number of Varieties
8-
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
Desert, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm6.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Crimson
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
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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
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, 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
Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Application in Furniture
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
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Botanical Name
METROSIDEROS excelsa
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Common Name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
candelabro
In Hindi
pohutukawa
candelabro
In German
pohutukawa
candelabro
In French
pohutukawa
candelabro
In Spanish
pohutukawa
candelabro
In Greek
pohutukawa
candelabro
In Portuguese
pohutukawa
candelabro
In Polish
pohutukawa
candelabro
In Latin
pohutukawa
candelabro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Caryophyllales
Family
Myrtaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Metrosideros
Browningia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Cactoideae
Number of Species
12-
1
27800
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