Author(s): Alina Arkins

New Zealand titles - children

Most New Zealanders can recognise the pohutukawa tree. Its habit of flowering during a relatively short period around Christmas time has earned it the name of 'New Zealand Christmas Tree". This book investigates where and how the pohutukawa has adapted to growing in different environments around New Zealand, its ecology, the reproductive strategy of the tree, what threatens its survival in New Zealand and how we can preserve this beautiful species for the future.