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Growing & Caring for Trees : How to Grow Australian Tea Trees (Leptospermum laevigatum)

Australian tea trees are typically grown in coastal areas, require the use of organic matter when planting and should not be moved. Australian tea trees can thrive in the right environment with tips from a gardening specialist in this free video on trees.

Expert: Jessica Smith

Plants' Growing Needs : Growing Leptospermum Plants

Growing and caring for Leptospermum plants requires planting them in full sun to partial shade. Learn how to grow Leptospermum plants in this free video on gardening.
Expert: Stan DeFreitas
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Plant of the Day Leptospermum (Tea Tree)

Leptospermum
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Leptospermum squarrosum

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Leptospermum J.R.Forster & G.Forster
Species: About 80-86, see text.

Leptospermum is a genus of about 80-86 species of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. Most species are endemic to Australia, with the greatest diversity in the south of the continent; but one species extends to New Zealand, another to Malaysia, and L. recurvum is endemic to Malaysia.

They are shrubs or occasionally small trees, reaching 1-8 m tall, rarely up to 20 m, with dense branching. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, sharp-tipped, and small, in most species not over 1 cm long. The flowers are up to 3 cm diameter, with five white, pink or red petals.

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