Description

The New Zealand Christmas Tree is a legendary coastal evergreen, famous for its spectacular summer display of brilliant crimson flowers. Its dense, leathery foliage with a silvery-white underside and incredible tolerance to salt spray, wind, and drought make it an outstanding and iconic choice for Bay Area coastal gardens, bluffs, or as a dramatic, wind-sculpted specimen.

• Blooms with a stunning profusion of vibrant crimson flowers in summer (December-January in its homeland), covered in clusters of long, showy stamens.

• Possesses extremely tough, leathery dark green leaves with a distinctive, dense, felty white underside, creating beautiful contrast.

• Exceptionally tolerant of harsh coastal conditions: salt spray, strong winds, and sandy, well-drained soils. Once established, it is highly drought-tolerant.

• Grows with a dense, often multi-trunked, spreading habit that can be pruned into a windbreak, screen, or a picturesque, gnarled tree.

• A slow-growing but very long-lived tree that becomes more characterful with age, perfect for creating a permanent, dramatic focal point.