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Pōhutukawa/NZ Christmas tree - First published reference to the pōhutukawa as a Christmas tree came in 1857 when ‘flowers of the scarlet pōhutukawa, or “Christmas tree”’ formed part of table decorations at a feast put on by Ngāpuhi leader Eruera Patuone. http://nzhistory.govt.nz

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