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Metrosideros excelsa 'Aurea'

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Eisenholzbaum, Neuseeländischer Weihnachtsbaum, Yellow Pohutukawa
Synonyme: Metrosideros tomentosa aurea
(Port.)

immergrüner, verzweigter hoher Strauch oder Baum bis ca. 15 m mit wechselständig angeordneten, elliptischen, ca. 10 cm langen und 5 cm breiten, oberseits dunkelgrünen, unterseits filzigen Blättern. Die strahlend gelben, pinselförmigen Blüten erscheinen in großen Büscheln am Zweigende

Steckbrief
Family:	Myrtaceae Myrtengewächse	Evergreen:	yes
Origin:	Australia	Fragrance:
Group:	Tree	Flower:	yellow, gold, pale yellow, lemon-yellow, dark yellow, ocher
Zone:	10	Flowering:
Hibernate:	mind. 0-5°C	Fruits:
To use as:	Topfgarten, Wintergarten	Locations:	sun to semi-shade
Toxic:		Rare:

Sowing Instruction
Propagation:	Seeds/Cuttings
Pre-Treatment:	0
Sowing Time:	all year round
Sowing Deep:	Light germinator! Only sprinkle on the surface of the substrate + slightly press on
Sowing Mix:	Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite
Germination Temperature:	ca. 22-25°C
Location:	bright + keep constantly moist, not wet
Germination Time:	ca. 3-6 weeks
Irrigation:	in the growing season regularly water + let dry between watering
Fertilization:	biweekly 0,2%ig or long-term fertilizer
Pests:	Spider mites > especially under glass
Substrate:	potting soil + 2/3 sand or perlite
Culture:	hell bei ca. 10-15ºC + konstant leicht feucht halten
Overwintering:	Older specimens bright at approx. 5-10°C and just so much to water that the root ball not dries out completely. Some minus temperatures are well tolerated.
	May 9. Wednesday, 2012