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[ID] Native
Posted: September 2nd, 2020, 11:39 am
by TajikBen
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.
Thanks!
Re: [ID] Native
Posted: September 2nd, 2020, 11:40 am
by TajikBen
Apologies for the photo orientation!
Re: [ID] Native
Posted: September 2nd, 2020, 12:04 pm
by TajikBen
For size reference ... the leaves are quite small
Re: [ID] Native
Posted: September 2nd, 2020, 4:25 pm
by melbrackstone
All I can suggest is wait for it to flower. That will give you a lot more of a chance of identifying it!
Re: [ID] Native
Posted: September 2nd, 2020, 5:37 pm
by Elmer
It's a Leptospermum, not sure of the species sorry
Re: [ID] Native
Posted: September 2nd, 2020, 7:33 pm
by Pearcy001
Agreed. I think L.polygalifolium (AKA L.flavescens)
Does this one have white flowers?
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Re: [ID] Native
Posted: September 2nd, 2020, 9:19 pm
by TajikBen
Thanks Elmer & Pearcy001, very helpful.
It hasn’t flowered since I got it, but when it does, I’ll post it here.
Re: [ID] Native
Posted: September 2nd, 2020, 9:38 pm
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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Re: [ID] Native
Posted: September 3rd, 2020, 9:07 am
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.
Re: [ID] Native
Posted: September 3rd, 2020, 1:13 pm
by GavinG
L. obavatum? Leaves look closer to me.
Gavin