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Pohutukawa
Pohutukawa

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Tree
Vegetable

Origin

New Zealand
Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Metrosideros excelsa
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry

Number of Varieties

850
0 40000
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Habitat

Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-125-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-9
12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

910.00 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

610.00 cm40.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Crimson
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown
Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Sea Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Gray
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Gray
Dark Green, Black

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Gray
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
Lanceolate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

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 dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Salt

Facts

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Hummingbirds
Aphids, Beetles

Allergy

-
Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Dysentry
Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Wood
Fruits

Other Uses

Application in Furniture
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

METROSIDEROS excelsa
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'

Common Name

New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper

In Hindi

pohutukawa
चेरी मिर्च

In German

pohutukawa
Kirsche Pfeffer

In French

pohutukawa
cerise Pepper

In Spanish

pohutukawa
cereza de la pimienta

In Greek

pohutukawa
Cherry πιπέρι

In Portuguese

pohutukawa
cereja pimenta

In Polish

pohutukawa
Cherry Pieprz

In Latin

pohutukawa
Cherry Pepper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

Class

-
Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales
Solanales

Family

Myrtaceae
Solanaceae

Genus

Metrosideros
Capsicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Capsiceae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

1250
1 27800
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Difference Between Pohutukawa and Cherry Pepper

If you are confused whether Pohutukawa or Cherry Pepper are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Pohutukawa and Cherry Pepper Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Pohutukawa are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Cherry Pepper fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Pohutukawa and Cherry Pepper if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Pohutukawa and Cherry Pepper

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Pohutukawa and Cherry Pepper. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Pohutukawa and Cherry Pepper as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Pohutukawa is Astringent and Dysentry whereas of Cherry Pepper is Vitamin A and Vitamin C. Pohutukawa has beauty benefits as follows: while Cherry Pepper has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Pohutukawa vs Cherry Pepper

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Pohutukawa vs Cherry Pepper and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Pohutukawa are whereas of Cherry Pepper have Eye irritation and Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Pohutukawa has no showy fruits and Cherry Pepper has showy fruits. Also Pohutukawa is not flowering and Cherry Pepper is not flowering . You can compare Pohutukawa and Cherry Pepper facts and facts of other plants too.