‘TANTOON’ JELLY BUSH YELLOW TEA TREE Leptospermum Polygalifolium subsp polygalifolium Seeds

Leptospermum polygalifolium is a shrub, often 0 5 to 3 metres in height , or a slender trunked tree to 7 meters or more It is hardy and can be relied on to produce a good display of flowers each year Useful screen and windbreak

Occurs from central eastern New South Wales to the southern border with Victoria

An attractive plant often used as an ornamental It grows to around 2 4m and would be the species of choice for plantations for the production of honey north of the NSW Vic border whilst Manuka would be better suited to the southern states

Flowers are usually white but may be greenish, off white to pale pink and are usually 10 to 15 mm in diameter

Leptospermum polygalifolium is often used in hybridization, and many of the garden cultivars are descended from it in some way

Bush food: The honey produced is very similar in terms of its chemical structure and medicinal properties compared to manuka honey produced from the flowers of Leptospermum scoparium manuka

Bush medicine: A volatile oil is extracted from the leaves, and used as an inhalation to relieve bronchitis This oil is also used as an embrocation to treat rheumatism

Germination: usually occurs within 2 5 weeks
Smoke treatment may improve germination rate

Although seed can be sown most of the year in australia seed is generally best sown in spring or autumn in temperate climates, avoid the coldest and hottest months of the year The optimum germination temperature for germination is around 18 22 c