Kunzea ericoides Kānuka

Drainage: Very Dry Well Drained Growth: Medium Height Range: 30 Site Conditions: Exposed Frost Tolerant Heavy Soil Loamy Soil Sandy Soil Windy Sunlight: Full Sun Features: Attractive Flowers Attractive foliage Attractive to bees Attractive to Birds Attractive to insects Evergreen Suitable for Revegetation Species Suitable for Shelter Category: Trees Tags: Bees, Bird Attractor, Birds, fire risk, Lizards, Poor soils

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Kunzea ericoides is a common tree or shrub that has an erect growth pattern that forms a broad canopy. The shrub has a single trunk arising from the ground. Less commonly, it may have 2 to 3 trunks growing at the same time. The bark of Kānuka is a greyish-white to pinkish white colour. It flakes in long, leathery tabular strips, usually with minimal secondary flaking.

The plant has numerous branches which grow at or close to the base of the trunk. The mature leaf has a dark glossy green or bronze-green colour which are soft to the touch. Flo...