218
edits
Changes
no edit summary
{{SPlantbox
{{SPlantbox
|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
|image=Upload.png
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
{{Inc|
{{Inc|
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.
}}
}}