Peppermint Willow
Agonis flexuosa

Location: 123 Washington Blvd.
Park: Olive Hyde Gallery
District: Mission San Jose
Native to: Australia
Tree type: flowering
Leaf retention: evergreen

Comments: Evergreen broadleaf native to the coastal areas of south Western Australia. Dark green 6" lanceolate leaves with a peppery odor when crushed, gray-brown bark on trunk and reddish branchlets which droop similar to a willow. Also known as Willow myrtle.

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