This native is a hardy tall shrub or small tree with dense foliage. During summer it bears a mass of white flowers and the trunk becomes gnarled with age, especially when grown in coastal areas.
Ideal for Coastal conditions and can be used as a screening, hedging or shelter tree. Also suitable for stabilizing erosion.
Common Name:
Coastal Tea Tree
Botanical Name:
Leptospermum laevigatum
Plant size:
Approx 15 - 20cm
Pot size:
50mm pot.
Max growth:
Approx high and 6m wide.
Maintenance:
Prune lightly after flowering to maintain compact growth. Grows well in a variety of soils and conditions. Will tolerate exposed coastal conditions, poor soils, drought, wet boggy soils and light frost.
Planting: