General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 6 to 16 feet (2-5 m), up to 50 feet, 15 m)
Plant Spread: 6 to 16 feet (2-5 m)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Suitable Locations: Beach Front
Topiary
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Will Naturalize
Useful for timber production
Edible Parts: Sap
Eating Methods: Tea
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Manuka
  • New Zealand Tea Tree
  • New Zealand Tea Bush
  • Broom Tea-Tree
  • Manuka Myrtle

Photo Gallery
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-05-12
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Date: 2013-05-14
UCSC Arboretum. labeled as Leptospermum scoparium Morning Light
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Location: Vancouver BC Canada    	
Date: 1998   June
Leptospermum scoparium    lovely blooms
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11

credit: gerald.w

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