Fuchsia excorticata, commonly known as tree fuchsia, New Zealand fuchsia and by its Māori name kōtukutuku, is a New Zealand native tree belonging to the family Onagraceae. It is commonly found throughout New Zealand and as far south as the Auckland Islands .

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Fuschia excorticata is a small, many-branched tree, the largest species of Fuchsia in the world. The distinctive bark is reddish and papery and with age peels away in long strips. The leaves are dark green with very silvery undersides and prominent veins. Fuchsia is a genus of about 70 species found mostly in Central and South America. Named ...

Native of New Zealand; introduced about 1820. It is very distinct among fuchsias by reason of its alternate leaves and by the globular swelling at the base of the calyx-tube. It cannot be compared with the S. American species in beauty of blossom, but it is interesting in its peeling bark.

Spreading small tree with thin flaky orange bark and bearing thin pointed leaves that are white underneath. Leaves up to 10cm long by 1.5-3cm wide, margin with small teeth, deciduous in southern areas. Flower colourful, in clusters from trunk or branches. Fruit dark purple, blunt at tip and base. Green, Violet/Purple.

2022年5月27日 · When they are fully deciduous kōtukutuku are a striking sight in the bush in winter. They often have gently twisting branches and their bark is a distinctive cinnamon orange colour. The scientific name for kōtukutuku is Fuchsia excorticata. Excorticata describes the way the trees shed their bark in loose, shaggy sheets.

Fuchsia excorticata is a deciduous shrub or a small tree with a crown of stout, spreading branches; it can grow up to 12 metres tall, though is generaly smaller in cultivation. The bole can be 15 - 45cm in diameter, occasionally to 60cm, with a thin, loose, peeling bark [ ].

Fuchsia excorticata is a deciduous Shrub growing to 10 m (32ft 10in) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9 and is frost tender. It is in flower from May to June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. It is noted for attracting wildlife.

Fuchsia excorticata, also known as the kotukutuku or tree fuchsia, is the world's largest fuchsia species. It can grow to be quite large, reaching heights of up to 15 metres (50 feet) with a trunk diameter of 60 cm (2 feet) in ideal conditions.

Gynodioecious, deciduous tree or shrub to ± 12 m high; trunk to 60 cm diam. Main branches stout, spreading; bark conspicuously light pinkish or brownish orange, very thin, peeling in strips; branchlets ± puberulous. Petioles slender, 1–4 cm long.