Pink melaleuca, or showy honey-myrtle (Melaleuca nesophila), has lavender pink pompon flowers. Australian tea tree (Leptospermum laevigatum) is named for the potable made from its leaves.

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Tree of the Week: Pink Melaleuca. Golden Gate Park in San Francisco has some of the most impressive mature specimens of pink melaleuca, Melaleuca nesophila, outside of their native Australia.