Plant Details

Scientific Name: Leptospermum petersonii
  • Common Name: Lemon-scented tea-tree
  • Type: large Shrub
  • Flowers: white
  • Vegetation Type: Montane
  • Species List: Bush food, Bush medicine, Upper Mt. Tinbeerwah, Fraser Island,

Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential: Source of essential oils - citral and citronella. Bush food. Leaves used as tea substitute by early settlers.

Identification Notes

Leaf: exudes a lemon scent. 1-3.5 cm, not Pungent pointed. 

Fruit: persistent.

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare. Bushy Shrub for average sunny site. Ideal for windbreaks. May be pruned down to stump.

Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.

Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery

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