This gorgeous tree, endemic to New Zealand, shouts red and gold as Christmas nears. Hence it is called the New Zealand Christmas tree. Honestly, instead of fir trees, an artificial pohutukawa should be in every NZ home, decorated for the holidays. (I say artificial because unlike fir trees, I highly doubt you could keep this tree alive and blooming if you cut it down and stood it in a bucket of water. But I digress.) This year they are absolutely erupting in red. I just had to share photos:
A Yank Among the Kiwis 