General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 30 to 50 feet or more
Plant Spread: 40 to 80 feet or more
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Will Naturalize
Useful for timber production
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • New Zealand Christmas Tree
  • Common Pohutakawa
  • Pohutukawa Tree
  • Pohutukawa

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Location: New Zealand
Date: 2012-01-07
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
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Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01
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Date: 2004-06-15

Date: 2022-09-06
Location: Porto Moniz - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-17
Location: Porto Moniz - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-17
Location: Porto Moniz - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-17
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