Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada
New Zealand
Types
-
Metrosideros excelsa
Number of Varieties
308
0
40000
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Habitat
Lowland evergreen rainforest
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-710-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,370.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Coral
Red, Crimson
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial 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, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent
Astringent, Dysentry
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap
Flowers, Wood
Other Uses
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge
Application in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
ALNUS rubra
METROSIDEROS excelsa
Common Name
Oregon Alder, Red Alder
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
In Hindi
red alder
pohutukawa
In German
rot-Erle
pohutukawa
In French
aulne rouge
pohutukawa
In Spanish
aliso rojo
pohutukawa
In Greek
κόκκινη σκλήθρα
pohutukawa
In Portuguese
amieiro vermelho
pohutukawa
In Polish
czerwony olcha
pohutukawa
In Latin
red alnus
pohutukawa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Fagales
Myrtales
Family
Betulaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Alnus
Metrosideros
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
3512
1
27800
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