1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
New Zealand
United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central 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
Sandhills
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
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
910.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Crimson
Red, Light Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Brown, Black
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
Gray Green, Dark Green, Tan, Dark Red
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
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
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
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water less during winter
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
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf Blister, Spider mites
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
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Dysentry
Nutrients
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Wood
Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks
6.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Furniture
Economic Purpose, Used in construction
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
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
METROSIDEROS excelsa
QUERCUS falcata
7.2 Common Name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Southern Red Oak
7.2.1 In Hindi
pohutukawa
दक्षिणी लाल ओक
7.2.2 In German
pohutukawa
Südliche Red Oak
7.2.3 In French
pohutukawa
Chêne rouge du Sud
7.2.4 In Spanish
pohutukawa
Roble Rojo meridional
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
pohutukawa
Southern Red Oak
7.2.7 In Polish
pohutukawa
Southern Red Oak
7.2.8 In Latin
pohutukawa
Quercus falcata
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