Pohutukawa

Name: Metrosideros excelsa (Myrtaceae)
Common Name: Pohutukawa


Flower

Pohutukawa, the New Zealand Christmas tree, is an icon of coastal areas in Northern New Zealand. During Christmas, the tree is covered in masses of red flowers.

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Pictures:
Colour Varieties

  See also:  NZ Natives, Trees & shrubs
  Buy seeds:  Trees & Shrubs, NZ Natives


Flower

Flower

Flowers

Flowers


Flower


Flowers


Flowers


Flowers
Pohutukawa grows by the sea


Tree


Tree


Small Tree


Group of Trees


Tree


Tree

Buds


Buds


Buds (Yellow)


Leaves & Bark

Full Sun Drought resistant Half hardy Tree NZ Native

Colour Varieties 



Scarlet


Red


Deep Pink


Deep Pink


Yellow


Yellow


Light Peach


Dark Pink


Peach


Peach