Order by phone or email to receive 30% off the retail price of trees across our entire range of quality containerised trees! Applicable to orders placed from 24th of March, ordered and paid by the 30th of April 2025. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer.

Compare

Compare the specifications of Leptospermum petersonii varieties.

Print Download Email Share Tweet
 
Remove
Tree Leptospermum petersonii Lemon-scented Tea Tree

 

 

 

 
Description A beautiful Australian native tree with a shrubby habit. The new foliage is a copper/bronze colour. It has many small white flowers that decorate the tree in early summer. The leaves when crushed have a beautiful citrus scent.    
Foliage
Evergreen
   
Form
Round
   
Mature Size 5 x 3m    
Uses Fantastic as a street tree because of its smaller growth and can also be used as an informal hedge because of its dense foliage. It also is a great bird attractant.    
Position & Soil Adaptable to most soils but prefers a well drained full sun position. Sites similar to coastal conditions are perfect. It's ideal for tough conditions e.g. drought conditions or poor soil.    
Features    
Pot sizes
in production		 −    
Substitutes • Acacia cognata
• Acacia cognata 'Burgundy Cascade'
• Acacia cognata 'Curtain Call'
• Acacia cognata 'Green Magik'
• Acacia cognata 'Green Screen'
• Acacia cognata 'Lime Magik'
• Agonis flexuosa
• Agonis flexuosa 'Burgundy'
• Allocasuarina torulosa
• Corymbia citriodora 'Scentuous' (syn. 'Dwarf Pink')
• Eucalyptus scoparia
• Leptospermum (syn. Gaudium) laevigatum
• Leptospermum obovatum 'Starry Night'
• Lophostemon confertus
    
  More Information    

Find a Tree

Browse all trees

Name starts with

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Recently viewed

Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol Tree
Platanus orientalis digitata Oriental Plane

Browse by Category

Avenue Bird Attracting Coastal Deciduous Driveway Evergreen Feature Bark Feature Flower Feature Foliage Formal Screening Fruiting & Edible Group Planting Hedging Informal Screening Native Purple Foliage Shade Tree Signature Trees Specimen

Browse by Form

Branches Ascending Broad-domed Columnar Conical Fastigiate Horizontal Branching Oval Palm Pendulous Round Shrub Standard V-Shaped Weeping

Browse by Mature Height

Small 4-8m Medium 8-12m Large 12-20m Giant 20m+

Treefinder can help you identify the perfect tree for your next project!

With over 400 tree varieties for review, the Treefinder app enables you to conveniently browse and compile a list of trees suitable for a number of common landscaping uses - from attracting birds to creating a formal screen or hedge. By selecting desired size, foliage, and a few categories, Treefinder opens up a world of possibilities.

Once you've found the perfect tree you can click through to our website for more information, availability and a quote.

Try it online

www.treefinder.com.au

We are specialists in the environmentally sustainable production of premium quality advanced landscaping trees and screens.

For more than 48 years Speciality Trees has been a leader in the production and supply of advanced environmentally sustainable, containerised landscape trees for local government, the landscaping industry and retailers.

Learn more