Manuka plant

It can be expensive to plant manuka as a crop, up over $1000 per hectare so it’s not for everyone. The best option is to let an area where manuka has grown before regenerate if there is a good seedbed. It will already have the specific fungi (mycorrhiza) in the soil that aids the plant in taking up nutrients. Second is to plant around manuka that is already growing in an area. Like any tree, there’s a bit of a Murphy’s Law about it says Stuart Orme. “Manuka seems to be really hard to kill if…

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Manuka

Leptospermum scoparium New Zealand Tea Tree There are many varieties you’re likely to come across for this plant depending on size, growth habit, and flower color. Obviously a native of New …

Manuka (tea tree) - Leptospermum scoparium Produces Nectar and Pollen for Many types of bees, especially attractive to Honeybees, Bumblebees and solitary bees. Is a major honey plant in new Zealand. (Manuka honey is a monofloral honey produced in New Zealand and Australia from the nectar of the mānuka tree. It has demonstrated antibacterial properties in vitro, but there is no conclusive evidence of benefit in medical use.)

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A helpful, information guide to buying New Zealand Manuka Honey. Click here for a print-friendly, downloadable version of this Manuka Honey resource.

Photo about Flowers of New Zealand manuka, Leptospermum scoparium, a popular source of medicinal honey. Image of medicinal, agriculture, leptospermum - 65798766

Mānuka or Tea Tree flowers (Leptospermum scoparium) in Picton.