It's beginning to look alot like Christmas..

White sand beaches, blue sea and sky and the iconic Pohutukawa tree in full flower is very much a New Zealand Christmas scene.
The Pohutukawa is known as 'The New Zealand Christmas Tree' and it is shaping up as a boomer of a year so far for the bright crimson blooms..

[Issi Bannerman]

What a pretty, pretty scene and I like the close up too.

[Dianne]

They make such a nice show at this time of the year.

[Denise Wood]

Terrific - they are beginning to flower over here now :)

[Joan Robillard]

Beautiful

[Wendy Stout]

It’s beautiful and it comes with its own decorations… I can’t wait to visit NZ in February

[Beryl Lloyd]

Beautiful !

[Lou Ann]

Oh it’s beautiful. I love the name too!

[Corinne C]

Such a beautiful bush! and a very different Christmas scene than in the Northen hemisphere!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Lovely

[julia]

@wendystout oh good to here hopefully we will put on some hot summer weather for you.. What areas are you visiting?

[Pat Knowles]

Now you’re making us all jealous Julz… windy & very wet here! Lovely beach & the pohutukawa tree right up to the sand!

[julia]

@happypat don't worry we have had our share of crappy weather.. so we make the most of the ones like this..

[haskar]

Amazing.

[Dorothy]

So beautiful! Fave

[Christina]

So pretty!