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Pōhutukawa in Spain

Pōhutukawa in Spain

New Zealand botanist Warwick Harris (pictured) believes this large pōhutukawa tree in the coastal city of La Coruña, northern Spain, was planted some time in the early 1800s. The city has adopted pōhutukawa as its floral emblem.

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Ross Galbreath, New Zealand species overseas – Plants overseas, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10084/pohutukawa-in-spain (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ross Galbreath, published 1 March 2009.

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rafael dosantos
06 January 2022
This tree was brought or planted before captain cook was born and proves that Spanish sailors were exploring the pacific decades earlier than the Brits.