Walking towards this beauty from a distance, I was convinced it was an abundant flowering crepe myrtle or some exotic flower coverage I’ve never seen before. See pic 1.

Sun was low and shining in my eyes on approach. I was intrigued.

It only became clear, crossing the shaded road with a clear view, it was not a flowering tree… there was nothing but two toned leaves!

I know someone will know what this gorgeous leafy-stunner is, because my ID app gave up the ghost after having a conniption!! Just refused to identify it 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

And Google lens suggested it could be one of a dozen varieties (families) such as #agonis, #willow, #acacia (aka #wattle) and even #eucalyptus!

I’ve marvelled at these modest sized trees in the past, with their unique colours / shaped leaves. But have never gone to the trouble to identify their family name, let alone their genus or species.

Any ideas??

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