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thenewgreen  ·  3931 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I just learned the coolest thing about beehives and propolis

The same Teatree as this?





briandmyers  ·  3931 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's related. The NZ manuka tree is this :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospermum_scoparium

The wood is nice to use for smoking (especially fish), and it's good for firewood; although the trees are small, the word is very hard and burns long.

The Aussie melaleuca is a different species. I'm not familiar with it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melaleuca