Kunzea ericoides

A small tree with small, narrow, scented leaves. Attractive loose papery bark. Showy white flowers are attractive to bees. An important revegetation species, Kānuka is a coloniser of exposed ground, but can also be used to underplant gorse as a method of control. Endemic to the northern South Island; also naturally occupies the same regions as other Kānuka species, compared to which the physical characteristics differ only slightly. Resistant to Mānuka blight. Moderately frost tolerant.