MYRTACEAE

Shiny Tea-tree

 

2.0m - 4.0m (200-400cm) 

White with green centres, to 1.5cm in dia. Petals sometimes flat, sometimes frilled. 

Woody capsule 

Rigid shrub or small tree, erect and much- branched, leaves light shining green. 

Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar 

Coastal Vegetation; Heath; Riparian; Wet Eucalypt Forest 

Tas. endemic. Common on button grass plains extending into forests and scrub fringing the plains. Locally abundant in wet heaths from sea level in the south west and west to subalpine on the central plateau. At Cradle Mountain it grows on flat areas and slopes, in alluvial soils or on glacial till. Sea level at Rocky Cape. Not suitable below powerlines. 

Exposed; Moist; Windy 

Hardy 

Fertile; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained 

Resistant to wildlife browsing due to its unpalatability. Flowers on this species are good to spectacular, sometimes petals are flat, sometimes frilled. Not suitable below powerlines. 

Mature capsule deep cup-shaped nearly 1cm in diameter, wall, scaly, and opening into 5 valves. sepals are retained for some time around rim of fruit. store capsules in paper bags until the very fine seed is released 

Bog method 

Long 

500 

Do not sow too thickly and lightly cover. Capillary watering may be useful due to the fine seed. 

14-30 days 

Yes 

3 weeks 

2 years 

No 

Grown from cuttings. It is possible to select the preferred form - dense bush to prostrate and altitude preference from coastal to sub-alpine.