Metrosideros x sub-tomentosa ‘Mistral’
Pōhutukawa and Northern Rātā Hybrid
This dense-growing tree has a neat, tight canopy of thick, olive-green leaves. Metrosideros x sub-tomentosa ‘Mistral’ produces a profusion of deep rust-red flowers from early to mid-summer, which attract nectar-seeking birds. It is an excellent tough coastal tree that is superb as a screen and also an excellent choice as a street tree. Metrosideros x sub-tomentosa is evergreen and native to New Zealand. Metrosideros x sub-tomentosa is a natural hybrid between Metrosideros excelsa and Metrosideros robusta. Metrosideros x sub-tomentosa ‘Mistral’ was discovered by Graeme Platt in kānuka/mānuka scrub on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand, on the ranges east of Coromandel township, on the road from Coromandel to Te Rerenga.
Synonyms: Metrosideros x subtomentosa 'Mistral', Metrosideros 'Mistral'
Uses: Attracts bees, Attracts birds, Driveways and avenues, Hedging and screening, Street
GROWTH HABIT
Winter Foliage: Evergreen
Height: 5.0m
Width:
3.0m
Estimated 10 year height and width
GROWING CONDITIONS
Soil: Clay, Dry, Wet
Tolerates: Coastal, Windy
SEASONAL COLOUR
Metrosideros x sub-tomentosa ‘Mistral’ stock information
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