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Story: Conifer–broadleaf forests

Pōhutukawa

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Pōhutukawa

Unlike most forest trees, pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa) does not produce a single erect trunk. It is usually multi-stemmed, and in exposed conditions around the coast has a sprawling habit .

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John Dawson, Conifer–broadleaf forests – Coastal forest, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11670/pohutukawa (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Dawson, published 1 March 2009.