Lemon Scented Tea Tree - Aussie Native.
The lemon Scented Tea Tree ( Leptospermum petersonii ) is Australian Native which grows into a large shrub or small tree up to 5 metres high. It is fast growing and has masses of small white flowers , mainly in Autumn. Crush the leaves with your hand and a wonderful lemon aroma will excite your senses. Aromatic Essential oil can be extracted from the leaves . I have made a tea from the crushed leaves. Use this plant as a privacy screen plus it can also be used for coastal gardens and it will attract birds which fee on the nectar from the flowers. It will tolerate light frost and once established, it is drought hardy. There are many species of Leptospermum ,but this one is common in Sydney gardens. 
A beautiful Australian native tree with a shrubby habit.The new foliage is copper/bronze colour. It has many small white flowers that decorate the tree in early summer. The leaves when crushed have a beautiful citrus scent.
Uses
Fantastic as a street tree because of its smaller growth and can also be used as an informal hedge because of its dense foliage. It also is a great bird attractant.
Position & Soil
Adaptable to most soils but prefers a well drained full sun position. Sites similar to coastal conditions are perfect. Its ideal for tough conditions ie. drought conditions or poor soil
Categories
Bird Attracting
These are tree selections with magnificent flowers and/or dense habitat for bird attraction.
Coastal
These trees are tolerant of the typically sandy conditions associated with living along the coast.
Evergreen
This symbol denotes a tree that retains its leaves, therefore is green, all year round.
Informal Screening
A tree for an informal screen is one which is tall enough to block views but is left to grow in its natural form. These trees offer a more casual look.
Native
This selection of trees are indigenous to Australia and unique to our climatic conditions. Most of the trees we grow are suitable for the south eastern parts of Australia.
I never saw a Bonsai Tea tree before !
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The plants are as interesting as the animals of Australia, the taxonomists have a lot of problems about where to put the plant, the information changes continuously .. Also the general names are surprising. For example, some of these plants are used in the form of cay, they all become trees. In Australia, however, the class Leptospermum which is called tea tree ... On the other hand, the plant Melaleuca alternitifolia which is sold as Tea Tree Oil in the market ...
The plants of both classes are used by Australian aborigines for healing. I have a definition of "Bush Tucker". Plants that the Aborigines used to survive (both for healing and nutrition) in difficult Australian conditions. There are many interesting things. White people have been tied up with information that can not be considered a unique treasure because of the lack of a part of the aboriginal children who have been torn from their families, but this is uncommon in the context of the media reporting (why not consider it different from us?). If the Aboriginal communities that have already reached the water and now have the freedom, they are not too inclined to share something with white people anymore. While there were many things to experience from a society that has survived as a whole without harming it, just as it is in other slaughter societies ...
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