Metrosideros excelsa x umbellata 'Maungapiko'
Pōhutukawa and Southern Rātā Hybrid






This narrow-growing, erect tree is clothed with shiny, pointed, fresh-green leaves. A profusion of scarlet flowers, which attract birds, cover the tree from early to mid-summer. Excellent tough coastal tree, withstanding a lot more frost than Metrosideros excelsa. Excellent street tree. Metrosideros excelsa x umbellata 'Maungapiko' was discovered by Graeme Platt in the early 1980s growing in mānuka scrub at the junction of Maungapiko Track and the old Port Fitzroy - Whangaparapara Road (now Forest Road) on Great Barrier Island. The original tree has since been destroyed by road widening. Metrosideros excelsa x umbellata is a natural hybrid between Metrosideros excelsa and Metrosideros umbellata.
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Genus: Metrosideros
Species: Metrosideros excelsa x umbellata
Cultivar: Metrosideros excelsa x umbellata 'Maungapiko'
Common Name: Pōhutukawa and Southern Rātā Hybrid
Description and Features
Description: This narrow-growing, erect tree is clothed with shiny, pointed, fresh-green leaves. A profusion of scarlet flowers, which attract birds, cover the tree from early to mid-summer. Excellent tough coastal tree, withstanding a lot more frost than Metrosideros excelsa. Excellent street tree. Metrosideros excelsa x umbellata 'Maungapiko' was discovered by Graeme Platt in the early 1980s growing in mānuka scrub at the junction of Maungapiko Track and the old Port Fitzroy - Whangaparapara Road (now Forest Road) on Great Barrier Island. The original tree has since been destroyed by road widening. Metrosideros excelsa x umbellata is a natural hybrid between Metrosideros excelsa and Metrosideros umbellata.
Height: 8m
Width: 4m
Uses: Street, Attracts bees, Attracts birds
Tolerates: Coastal, Windy
Soil Type: Clay soils, Poor draining soils, Dry soils
Winter Foliage: Evergreen
Origin: Native
Foliage:
Summer: Green
Autumn: Green
Winter: Green
Spring: Green
Flowers:
Summer: Red
Autumn: None
Winter: None
Spring: None