Leptospermum grandifolium Clumping Dark reddish brown trunks and

Dark reddish brown trunks and stems with blue green foliage

Full sun and lean

purplish tinges in winter

Extremely drought tolerant but fastest growing with occasional summer thunderstorms… even those from hoses

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Leptospermum grandifolium Clumping Dark reddish brown trunks andOur clone from good friend Kevin Hughes, most recently of Hampshire's Spinner's Nursery. A shrubby tree to 10 ft or so with thick, gray green leaves with a silver shimmer. In midsummer, the foliage is absolutely smothered with 3 4" whitish pink flowers, lasting a very long time. A must have for the proper garden. Frost hardy through the single digits F, USDA zone 7. MOUNTAIN TEA TREE Myrtaceae