I received the following from my cousin, who is also a Sinclair, by the way.
He is retired from Cal Trans where he headed the Landscape Architecture
Department for the California State Freeway System.
----- Original Message -----
From: gary bush
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: New Zealand Christmas Tree.
> This tree has been imported into the US and is used occasionally on the
> freeways in Calif. because of its' durability. the Botanical name is
> Metrosiderous. You can even find it growing in Hawaii as a native plant.
> The native Hawaiians believe the tree has some mystic powers.
>
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