Three places to see a huge and beautiful iron-hearted tree Pohutukawa are known, appropriately enough, as New Zealand’s Christmas tree, given their spectacular red flowers that peak during late December. Another member of the Metrosideros genus that also flowers over summer is the majestic northern rata. Together, with southern rata, these three are known […]
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