1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
New Zealand
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
Hillside, Ridges
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
910.00 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm150.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Crimson
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Light Green, Chartreuse
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Gray
Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Gray
Yellow, Gold, Tan
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Gray
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Dysentry
Headache, Treating fever
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Wood
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Furniture
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
METROSIDEROS excelsa
CASTANEA pumila
7.2 Common Name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Chinquapin
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
pohutukawa
Zwergkastanien
7.2.3 In French
pohutukawa
châtaignier nain
7.2.4 In Spanish
pohutukawa
el castaño enano
7.2.5 In Greek
pohutukawa
νάνος καστανιάς
7.2.6 In Portuguese
pohutukawa
νάνος καστανιάς
7.2.7 In Polish
pohutukawa
krasnolud kasztan
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species