This quick-growing tree has red young stems and is covered in small, bronze-purple leaves that smother its arching branches. It can be pruned to form a dense, colourful shelter or screen. Leptospermum nitidum ‘Copper Sheen’ produces a profusion of single, white flowers in the summer. It is very hardy and can tolerate drought conditions. Leptospermum nitidum is evergreen and native to Tasmania, Australia. Learn more about Leptospermum nitidum. Leptospermum nitidum ‘Copper Sheen’ has an unknown origin, although it has been in cultivation since before 1966. Most likely, Leptospermum nitidum ‘Copper Sheen’ is a chance seedling that arose in cultivation.