Silky tea tree
Leptospermum lanigerum

Location: 36501 Niles Blvd.
Park: California Nursery Historical Park
District: Niles
Native to: Australia
Tree type: flowering
Leaf retention: evergreen

Comments: Broadleaf evergreen native to southeastern Australia and Tasmania. Small dark gray-green oval leaves, small 5 pedaled white flowers in spring, and gray brown shaggy bark. A low growing shade loving tree with dense foliage.

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