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Woolly Tea-tree

A medium sized shrub standing upto 4m tall with stringy bark that often shreds in strips and numerous branchlets with consistent foliage

Leaves

Narrow and oblanceolate in shape, 4-20 mm long and 1.4-4 mm wide. Leaves are silky with a silvery sheen on both sides  

Flowers

White flowers of approximately 15 mm diameter, occur densely along the branches.  

Fruit/Seeds

Hemispherical woody capsule, 5-8 mm in diameter with a ‘woolly’ outer surface. Woody capsules are typically persistent year round with seed released in pulse events.

  • Species Category: Plants
  • Species origin: Native
  • Conservation status: Common
  • Did You Know?

  • Woolly Tea-tree grows differently under different flooding regimes. In areas that experience more flooding, the plant will typically grow shorter and have more stems!

  • What to Observe

    • First fully open single flower
    • Full flowering (record all days)
    • End of flowering (when 95% of the flowers have faded)
    • No flowering
    • Fruiting

  • When and Where

    When To Look

    Flowers from September to February but fruit can be present year-round.

    Where To Look

    Widespread from coastal areas to swampy riparian zones. Woolly Tea-tree likes water and is tolerant of flooding so is particularly common on heavy soils and floodplains.

  • What Else?

    Similar Species

    Leptospermum grandifolium (Mountain Tea-tree)  – Similar but occurs at higher altitudes and leaves tend to be shorter and more egg shaped.
  • Trails: Haining Farm VIC
  • Species Region: Australia