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Pōhutukawa (Chrismastree)

Metrosideros excelsa

Notes:

This is one of the most beautiful flower trees I have ever seen! In New Zealand they cal it the christmastree.

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2 Comments

FoTony
FoTony 12 years ago

Hahaa Translation problem! I thought that it was for garden plants in general.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Hi FoTony,
Good photo.
Interesting that you put this in 'Vegetable varietes for gardeners' .Is this edible in some way?

Antoine Verfaille
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Antoine Verfaille

New Zealand

Spotted on Jan 12, 2010
Submitted on Jan 10, 2012

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