Kiwi Tea Tree This plant’s called gyorubai in Japanese and Leptspermun Scoparium is its scientific name. This is a really hard plant to care for. We have tried and failed with three plants of the large red
Kiwi Tea Tree This plant’s called gyorubai in Japanese and Leptspermun Scoparium is its scientific name. This is a really hard plant to care for. We have tried and failed with three plants of the large red flowering variety already but our last attempt with a pink variety has survived in the garden soil and has been doing well for the past two years, giving not ungenerously, pink flower cover. The flowers are however not as large as the ones in the photo above.
Kiwi tea tree
Leptospermum has the reputation of being the ultimate in forbidden bonsai. It is a lovely tree, with flowers which resemble tiny wild roses and spiky little evergreen leaves. The bark looks old rapidly, although it may take a while to thicken the trunk. Unfortunately, getting it to survive is a monumental task.
These trees are native to New Zealand, Malaysia and Australia, but are now of