pohutukawa

. pohutukawa the pohutukawa is known as the new zealand Xmas tree.the pohutukawa is also known as the //Metrosideros excelsa.// the pohutukawa is part of the myrtle tree family.the pohutukawa can grow up to 20 metres high and it spreads like a dome in wideth. there is a program called project crimson. It's made for the pohutukawa and rata. possums are one of the pohutukawa biggest problems because they attack the young pohutukawa that has been recently planted.possums are huge pests to new zealand ever since the aussies came. SEND THEM BACK TO AUSTRALIA!!!! Pohutukawa are like one of the native trees since1889 and they are very importaint to new zealand. I have looked very differently at pohutukawa since my class studuied progect crimson.