New Zealand Plants

DSC_1772 Pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa) a descendant of two yellow flowered pohutukawa trees discovered in 1840 on Motiti Island, off Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty. Seedlings were ﬁrst offered for sale in a 1947 by Duncan & Davies Nursery. For many years the nursery only produced plants from seed, but all seedlings remained relatively true to type and produced yellow ﬂowers. Portobello, Otago Harbour *

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DSC_1772 Pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa) a descendant of two yellow flowered pohutukawa trees discovered in 1840 on Motiti Island, off Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty. Seedlings were ﬁrst offered for sale in a 1947 by Duncan & Davies Nursery. For many years the nursery only produced plants from seed, but all seedlings remained relatively true to type and produced yellow ﬂowers. Portobello, Otago Harbour *

DSC 1772 pohutukawa Metrosideros excelsa aurea blossom flowers coast christmas tree new zealand icon iconic yellow Motiti Island