Rogers Trees and Shrubs - Metrosideros kermadecensis Tree


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Metrosideros kermadecensis. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: Kermadec Pohutukawa

Ref No: 13950
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Ref No: 13951
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tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs

foliage: Evergreen

size: Tall forest trees (above 10m)

leaf type: Simple leaves

flowering period: Summer

leaf colour: Leaves green

plants for a purpose: Scented leaves, Trees and shrubs with decorative red/magenta/orange flowers

Metrosideros kermadecensis Kermadec Pohutukawa
This is a rather similar tree to M.excelsa, but is less hardy and has broader leaves, 3–5cm (11⁄4–2in) long, brighter crimson flowers in midsummer, and flower stalks and sepals covered in white indumentum. It is found wild on the Kermadec islands. ‘Variegatus’ has creamy margins.
Cultivation Grow in moist sandy soil.
Height to 9m (30ft); spread to 6m (20ft). USZ 10–11, surviving -1°C (30°F) of overnight frost. Needs water in summer.

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