Bartlett's rātā grows to a height of up to thirty metres, usually beginning life as a hemi-epiphyte on taraire (Beilschmiedia tarairi), pūriri (Vitex lucens), rewarewa (Knightia excelsa) or tree ferns (Cyathea spp.).
Metrosideros robusta | Metrosideros polymorpha | Metrosideros excelsa | Metrosideros umbellata |