Metrosider tormentoso - Pontedeume, A Coruña, Galicia, España - Exceptional Trees on Waymarking.com

"In the Lombardero gardens, close to the TORREÓN DE LOS ANDRADE, we find a beautiful specimen of METROSIDEROS EXCELSA (Árbore do fogo), collected in the Galician Catalog of Senlleiras Trees under the number 62. This graceful specimen native to New Zealand and cultivated as an ornamental plant, branches 2.80 m above the ground, showing its branches the characteristic adventitious aerial roots , revealing a spectacular flowering of red stamens. In its 100 years of life, it has reached 25 m in height; a perimeter of 5.45 m and a crown diameter of 16.50 m."

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Genus/Species: METROSIDEROS EXCELSA Height: 88 Girth: 18 Method of obtaining height: Reliable source Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source Location type: Park Age: 100 Historical significance: Came from Australia. In Galicia is named witch tree. Flowers grow in Australia in december, here in june Planter: Not listed Website reference: Not listed Parking coordinates: Not Listed Walk time: Not Listed Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/23/2021 Ariberna visited it