Wineberry (New Zealand)
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Wineberry (Aristotelia serrata) is a tree endemic to New Zealand. The tree, called "Makomako" in Maori, is common throughout New Zealand. It can be classified as a shrub or small tree and can grow to 9m. Its leaves are broad, rose-coloured leaves and grow between 5-12cm long with a long petiole. Flowers on the tree are of a red-white colour. The tree produces black berries between 6-9mm. Wineberry is an attractive tree, with pinkish foliage and rose coloured flowers in spring. It grows forest margins and damp river edges. Wineberry is a dioecious tree or shrub with male and female individuals.
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