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Agonis, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
(c) Penelope Price, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · CC BY-NC-SA
#1467 most planted

Agonis

Peppermint tree · also Willow myrtle, Western Australian myrtle, Western Australian willow myrtle

WeepingEvergreen
39
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
11 in
median trunk (27 cm, 22 measured)
14 yr
median age (46% have a planting date)

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Agonis species are flowering plants in the Myrtaceae family, predominantly native to Western Australia, with some species extending to Queensland and New South Wales. They typically exhibit a graceful weeping form with slender, often fragrant leaves and small white flowers. These adaptable trees are well-suited for urban landscapes, tolerating coastal conditions and a variety of soil types.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Melbourne · Australia
    3914 yr11 in

Traits

Form
Weeping
Foliage
Evergreen
Mature height
25–35 ft
Canopy spread
15–30 ft
Wildlife value
Moderate
Tolerates
coastal, salt
Blooms
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug

Trunk diameters across every city: median 11 in, mean 17 in, 90th percentile 39 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

Other Agonis in the catalogue

2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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