Few trees put on a more glorious display than the Chilean fire tree. Mary and I saw gazillions of them when we visited Chile in November some years ago. In Chile, these trees varied in size from thick, short bushes to 50 feet. In Seattle, Embothrium blooms for most of May, with spectacular bright red-orange tubular flowers from the top to the bottom of the tree. Hummingbirds can see them for miles, and I can almost guarantee that you'll have hummingbirds if you have this tree in your garden. Our Embothrium is about 25 ft tall and came to us as a seedling that a friend discovered growing near the mother tree in her garden. You can occasionally find them at nurseries. Only buy it if it's a small seedling. They hate pots and if they are pot bound for very long, won't survive transplanting. Plant Embothrium in a sunny location in acid very well-drained soil. Never fertilize these trees as phosphorus is known to kill them. No one really knows how hardy these plants are. It may depend on how high in the mountains of Chile the parent plant came from. I know of several Embothriums that have survived short spells of below zero temperatures. I've had mine for 20 years and it has never suffered any damage. Plant an embothrium; then sit back while both hummingbirds and visiters ogle over it.