TEA TREE --Melaleuca alternafolia-- DA Beautiful and unusual variety

Beautiful and unusual variety

Sometimes called Jamaican Sorrel or Gongura

and it is in the mahogany family

Anti-biotic properties and you could build a canoe from it

Will blush red in higher light

TEA TREE --Melaleuca alternafolia-- DA Beautiful and unusual varietyEvergreen 8' to 15', grows well in Texas heat. One of these plants naturalized to the hill above the nursery (pictured), and thrives there with NO care. Cold hardy to at least 16 (cold hardiness update, survived down to 8 for a short time, and sustained under 20 for 72 hours with no protection or care. Zone 8b 9a). Used in products like soap, toothpaste, etc, oils. Anti fungal bacterial. A medicinal treasure