This rare yellow-flowered Pōhutukawa is considered a "landmark tree" by the city of San Francisco. It was planted by Victor Reiter, founder of the California Horticultural Society, circa 1930s. I was told that it's one of only three such trees in California. Metrosideros excelsa 'Aurea' originates from the Bay of Plenty region of Aotearoa New Zealand. 
This rare yellow-flowered Pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa 'Aurea') on Stanyan St in Cole Valley is a "landmark tree" in San Francisco. The Sutro Tower looms behind Eucalyptus trees of the Interior Greenbelt surrounding Mount Parnassus.
Metrosideros excelsa ‘Aurea’
Pōhutukawa
This is a rare form of Metrosideros excelsa that produces yellow flowers from early to mid-summer. Metrosideros excelsa ‘Aurea’ thrives in coastal situations and can tolerate poor soils, wet, and drought conditions. It forms a large, broad-headed tree with thick, green leaves that have silver-grey undersides. Metrosideros excelsa ‘Aurea’ can be pruned to form hedges and screens or left as a specimen. Metrosideros excelsa is evergreen and native to New Zealand. Learn more about Metrosideros excelsa. Metrosideros excelsa ‘Aurea’ originated on Mōtītī Island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand and was first discovered about 1940.
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Evergreen
Height: 8.0m
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8.0m
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Metrosideros excelsa ‘Aurea’ stock information
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