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+|familia=Myrtaceae
|genus=Metrosideros
|genus=Metrosideros
|species=excelsa
|species=excelsa
−|Min ht metric=cm
+|common_name=Pohutukawa, New Zealand Christmas Tree
−|Temp Metric=°F
+|habit=tree
−|jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!
+|Min ht box=10
+|Min ht metric=m
+|Max ht box=20
+|Max ht metric=m
+|Min wd box=5
+|Min wd metric=m
+|Max wd box=30
+|Max wd metric=m
+|origin=Mid and northern North Island, New Zealand
+|lifespan=perennial
+|exposure=sun, part-sun
+|water=moist
+|features=evergreen, flowers, birds, wildlife, cut flowers
+|flower_season=late spring, early summer, mid summer
+|flowers=red, yellow, pink
+|Temp Metric=°C
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|image_width=240
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−Metrosideros tomentosa, A. Rich. Christmas-tree of New Zeal., because of its season of bloom, intro. into S. Calif, many years ago and now offered by nurserymen: much- branched tree to 70 ft., the short trunk becoming 5 ft. in diam.: lvs. very variable, 1—4 in. long, lanceolate to broad-oblong, acute or obtuse, very thick, usually tomentose beneath: fls. large, dark crimson, in many-fld. terminal cymes, the pedicels and calyces tomentose; stamens numerous, to 1½in. long.— Cheeseman reports it as a "noble and picturesque tree," abundant in the N. Island of New Zeal.
+Metrosideros tomentosa, A. Rich. Christmas-tree of New Zeal., because of its season of bloom, intro. into S. Calif, many years ago and now offered by nurserymen: much- branched tree to 70 ft., the short trunk becoming 5 ft. in diam.: lvs. very variable, 1—4 in. long, lanceolate to broad-oblong, acute or obtuse, very thick, usually tomentose beneath: fls. large, dark crimson, in many-fld. terminal cymes, the pedicels and calyces tomentose; stamens numerous, to 1½in. long.— Cheeseman reports it as a "noble and picturesque tree," abundant in the N. Island of New Zeal.
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