
Melaleuca styphelioides
“Prickly Paper Bark”
SHRUB OR SMALL TREE 3 TO 10 METRES TALLAttractive papery bark, creamy white flower spikes in Summer, neat slightly prickly foliage protects small nesting birds. Very hardy in poor soil & dry situations and can be pruned.
Suitability | |
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Category | Small Trees up to 10m |
Family | Myrtaceae |
Aspect | Full Sun |
Soil | Loam, Sandy |
Habitat | Wet Sclerophyll Forest |
Features | |
Bird Attracting, Windbreaks | |
Localities | |
Anstead, Bellbowrie, Ipswich area, Jamboree Heights, Logan City, Middle Park, Moggill, Mt Ommaney, Pine Rivers, River Hills |