Botanical Name: Melaleuca styphelioides
Common Names: Prickly Leaved Paperbark,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Trees Upright
Description:
Tall native tree with dense green prickly foliage and thick, grey-white spongy paper-like bark. Beautiful cream brush-like flowers during Spring and Summer. Great as a windbreak or for swamp areas and attracting birds to the garden. Grows approx. 5-9m tall x 5-8m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Costal Garden, ErosionControl, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Cream, White, Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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