Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
New Zealand
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Metrosideros excelsa
red pin,Norway pine,pinus
Number of Varieties
82
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
Mountain Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-122-5
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Crimson
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
orange brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Gray
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Gray
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Gray
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
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
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
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
Red blotch, sawflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
songbirds
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Dysentry
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Pectoral, Poultice, Salve
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Wood
Pulp
Other Uses
Application in Furniture
Herbicide, Used for making green dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
METROSIDEROS excelsa
PINUS resinosa
Common Name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Norway Pine
In Hindi
pohutukawa
Norway pine
In German
pohutukawa
Amerikanische Rot-Kiefer
In French
pohutukawa
Pin rouge
In Spanish
pohutukawa
Pinus resinosa
In Greek
pohutukawa
Norway pine
In Portuguese
pohutukawa
Pinus resinosa
In Polish
pohutukawa
Sosna czerwona
In Latin
pohutukawa
Norway pine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Coniferophyta
Class
-
Pinopsida
Order
Myrtales
Pinales
Family
Myrtaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Metrosideros
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1220
1
27800
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