Leptospermum lanigerum
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Plant name: Woolly tea tree
Plant type: shrubs / bushes / trees
Plant pdf: Download the product detail sheet
Origin: ACT, NSW, TAS, VICTORIA, SA
Cultural notes: Moderate growth rate, long-lived and very hardy. Will grow in full sun or part shade in most soil conditions.
Maintenance: Can be pruned annually to shape or tip prune to encourage bushy growth.
Tolerates: Drought and frost.
Flowering season: Summer.
Flower colour: Prolific white 5-petalled circular (15mm) flowers followed by small, woody fruits containing many seeds. The fruit remains unopened on the plant until they are removed or the plant dies.
Foliage colour: Attractive grey oblong to narrow leaves with downy texture on new growth
Width: Up to 2m
Height: Up to 3m
Plant spacing: 200cm apart to 400cm for specimen planting, 100-200cm for mass planting
Recommended uses: Specimen plant, also attractive hedging and screening and can be shaped into a more formal hedge, pond edges and bog gardens. It provides an excellent habitat for wildlife. Also excellent in controlling erosion in creeks and gullies.
Description: Large erect dense shrub or small tree with small white flowers. Smooth bark and often silvery new growth.