1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
New Zealand
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
Lowland evergreen rainforest
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
910.00 cm1,370.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm610.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Crimson
Yellow, Red, Coral
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Gray
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Gray
Dark Green
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, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Maritime exposure, Salt water
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Layering, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
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, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Maritime exposure, Salt water
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
Insects, Not Available
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
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Skin Problems
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Dysentry
Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Wood
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap
6.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Furniture
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge
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
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
METROSIDEROS excelsa
ALNUS rubra
7.2 Common Name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Oregon Alder, Red Alder
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
pohutukawa
κόκκινη σκλήθρα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
pohutukawa
amieiro vermelho
7.2.7 In Polish
pohutukawa
czerwony olcha
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
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
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species