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Pohutukawa
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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Tree
Fruit

Origin

New Zealand
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia

Types

Metrosideros excelsa
Malus domestica, Crispin Apple

Number of Varieties

87500
0 40000
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Habitat

Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
Cold Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-124-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-9
8-2

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 15, 16

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

910.00 cm370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

610.00 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Crimson
White, Pink, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown
Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Gray
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Gray
Green, Light Yellow, Brown

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Gray
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
broad, flat

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Keep the Soil well drained

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

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, Dry root rot, Watery soft rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Hummingbirds
-

Allergy

-
Mouth itching, Throat itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
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Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Dysentry
constipation, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Heart problems, Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Wood
Fruits

Other Uses

Application in Furniture
Added to salads, Application in Furniture, Sauces, Used as a flavouring in food, 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
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

METROSIDEROS excelsa
MALUS domestica 'Mutsu'

Common Name

New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Apple, Cider Apple, Mutsu Apple, Yellow Eating Apple,Crispin apple

In Hindi

pohutukawa
साइडर सेब

In German

pohutukawa
Crispin Apfel

In French

pohutukawa
cidre de pomme

In Spanish

pohutukawa
sidra de manzana

In Greek

pohutukawa
Cider Apple

In Portuguese

pohutukawa
sidra de maçã

In Polish

pohutukawa
Apple Cider

In Latin

pohutukawa
Cider Apple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

-
Magnoliophyta

Class

-
Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales
Rosales

Family

Myrtaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Metrosideros
Malus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

1250
1 27800
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Difference Between Pohutukawa and Mutsu Apple

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Importance of Pohutukawa and Mutsu Apple

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Pohutukawa and Mutsu Apple. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Pohutukawa and Mutsu Apple 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 Mutsu Apple is constipation, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Heart problems and Nutrients. Pohutukawa has beauty benefits as follows: while Mutsu Apple has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Pohutukawa vs Mutsu Apple

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 Mutsu Apple 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 Mutsu Apple have Mouth itching and Throat itching respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Pohutukawa has no showy fruits and Mutsu Apple has showy fruits. Also Pohutukawa is not flowering and Mutsu Apple is not flowering . You can compare Pohutukawa and Mutsu Apple facts and facts of other plants too.