Leptospermum continentale - Prickly Tea Tree Tubestock | Native Tree Seedling

Description:
A dense Australian native shrub or small tree with fine prickly foliage and masses of small white flowers that appear along the branches in spring and summer. The blooms are rich in nectar and highly attractive to bees and other pollinators. Tough and adaptable, it is widely used for screening, habitat planting, and revegetation, particularly in coastal and temperate regions.

🌳 Height:
2–4 m

🌿 Width:
1–3 m spread

🔧 Uses:
- Screening and hedging
- Wildlife and pollinator habitat
- Coastal and native landscaping
- Windbreaks and shelterbelts
- Revegetation and erosion control

🌱 Ideal growing conditions:
- Well-drained sandy or loamy soils
- Full sun to partial shade

💪 Tolerates:
- Poor soils
- Wind
- Coastal exposure
- Seasonal dryness
- Some waterlogging

💧 Drought hardy:
Moderate to high — drought tolerant once established

❄️ Frost tolerant:
Moderate — tolerates light to moderate frost

🧂 Salt tolerant:
Moderate — suitable for coastal gardens and exposed sites