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[ID] Native

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Any idea the name of this?
I bought it 18 months ago at a native plant nursery, but the tag was missing and the staff were unsure.
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Apologies for the photo orientation!
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For size reference ... the leaves are quite small
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All I can suggest is wait for it to flower. That will give you a lot more of a chance of identifying it!
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Post by Elmer »

It's a Leptospermum, not sure of the species sorry
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Post by Pearcy001 »

Agreed. I think L.polygalifolium (AKA L.flavescens)
Does this one have white flowers?

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Thanks Elmer & Pearcy001, very helpful.
It hasn’t flowered since I got it, but when it does, I’ll post it here.
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Post by Pearcy001 »

If your tree hasn't flowered yet then I may be wrong - although not sure how long you have had it. Leptospermum Flavescens are prolific, becoming covered in white 5 petal flowers. Although if you've continually trimmed it you may not get flower buds

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Post by greg27 »

+1 for lepto, to me the leaves don't look quite long enough for polygalifolium but it can be so hard to tell.
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Re: [ID] Native

Post by GavinG »

L. obavatum? Leaves look closer to me.

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