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An actual Christmas tree is simply called a Christmas tree in New Zealand. However, the pohutukawa tree, which blossoms with brilliant red flowers during the Christmas season, is commonly referr to as the New Zealand Christmas tree.
The tree commonly known as the New Zealand Christmas tree is the Pohutukawa (Metrosideros Excelsa).Pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa)
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The pohutukawa tree is part of the Christmas tradition of New Zealand. The pohutukawa is native to New Zealand, and is a natural Christmas tree, often being used to decorate homes and businesses at Christmas, When it flowers around Christmas time, it does so with a massive display of bright red flowers. The first reference to it as a "Christmas tree" was recorded in 1867 when Austrian geologist Ferdinand von Hochstetter observed that settlers called it that.
The tree called the 'New Zealand Christmas Tree' is the Pohutakawa. It comes in either Red or Yellow forms; it's taxonomic name is Metrosideros excelsa. The Pohutakawa is a member of the myrtle family.
The structure of the Christmas tree was old, therefore we had to buy a new tree to decorate.
This is a New Zealand tree that blooms from November to January. It gets red flowers and is called the New Zealand Christmas tree.
The country is New Zealand. The pohutukawa is not actually a Christmas tree. It is a tree that blossoms at Christmas time
The country would be New Zealand, but the pohutukawa is a native tree, not the nickname for a Christmas tree.
New Zealand is the rugby playing country that is near Australia and refers to the Christmas tree as a Pohutukawa. Families in New Zealand place their gifts and candy around the Pohutukawa.
The Pohutukawa, which grows in the North Island, is sometimes called the New Zealand Christmas Tree because it has its many red flowers in summer which means it is usually in flower at Christmas. The Southern Rata in the South Island has similar red flowers at the same time of year.
The NZ christmas tree is known as the Pohutakawa tree metrosideros excelsa, because it flowers around that time of year with its bright red flowers. This symbolises the great summer days ahead in New Zealand.