What is the real name for a Peppermint tree (the trees that smell like mint)?

I don't know what the name for the trees that smell like mint are?

What is the real name for a Peppermint tree (the trees that smell like mint)?
Its a peppermint bush.It is an herb and is grown easily also will come back year after year if it doesn't freeze too hard and is well established.
Reply:its an herb,and its called mint....believe it or not
Reply:I beleive it is Eucalyptus
Reply:"Peppermint trees" (Agonis flexuosa)


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





Agonis flexuosa. WIillow Myrtle Peppermint .Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)


A very attractive, willowy tree that grows to about 30 feet tall with hanging, narrow 6-inch leaves. The crushed leaves are fragrant, much subtler than peppermint.


http://trees.stanford.edu/ENCYC/AGfle.ht...





Agonis flexuosa “The Peppermint Tree,” “Willow Myrtle,” surely fits this pendulous and weeping small tree, for when its foliage is crushed it is like the sweet smell of peppermint candy (yum, yum). This tree grows into a handsome evergreen round-headed tree with distinctive weeping and wispy branches, well-clothed in linear olive green leaves. It is considered a small tree, reaching heights between 25 to 35 feet at maturity.


Dainty white flowers bloom profusely all along the branches in late spring to early summer. The flowers have a tinge of aroma to them, which adds to another quality of the Agonis tree.


Another one of its nice attributes is the interesting and textured dark furrowed bark that ages with time.


It adds interesting character with multiple trunks. When these many trunks are lit for nocturnal enjoyment, it really stands out tucked into a garden setting.


http://www.thevillagenews.com/story.php?...





Picture:


http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showima...





Maybe you are looking for a different variety of this "Agonis" genus ((Myrtle family) ??


Agonis is a small genus of 11 species all of which occur naturally only in south Western Australia. They range from small shrubs to medium-sized trees and most are cultivated to some extent. A.flexuosa is by far the most widely grown as it is adaptable to a range of climates and soils. Numerous cultivars of this species have been released for general cultivation.


http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/a-fle.htm...





Good Luck! Hope this was helpful.
Reply:mint the plant? You can buy it and grow it in a small pot on your patio. Use it in hot/cold tea and to cook with.

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