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Kunzea ericoides var. linearis
Height: 12m;  Spread: 5m
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This is to be considered a species rather than a variety. It is threatened and found around the Waitemata harbour in North Shore and the odd locations on Aucklands Gulf islands and up north.
» Click here for our Leptospermum and Kunzea article published in The Fringe, December 2016 ...
» For a landscaping perspective on Kunzea ericoides var. linearis see this article by O2 Landscapes...
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This is K.linearis now and this was taken at Percy Scenic Reserve in Lower Hutt where ive never seen it flower so heavily before.
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On 16/12/2014, Martin Nicholls said:
I agree it should be a species. In the dunes of the eastern Aupouri Peninsula (where it is not uncommon) it flowers in late January/February whereas the other kanuka of the far north flowers in early to late December. It is a much smaller tree, but very easy to grow from seed.
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