Not many plants are both shade- and drought-tolerant, but Barclay says the tall shrub Leptospermum grandiflorum can endure such adverse conditions. Also called the Autumn Tea Tree, it has white ...

Wayne Collins has spent about $15,000 planting Leptospermum trees on his property. (Supplied)Wheatbelt grain and sheep farmer Wayne Collins planted 20,000 trees on his property four years ago at a ...

It is the Australian equivalent of Manuka and now a new study has identified some key areas of Tasmania with the potential to produce the highly valuable Leptospermum honey.