Melaleuca cuticularis
SALTWATER PAPERBARK
Myrtaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen tree or shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, light frost
5m
Plant habit
 
3m

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Flowers: cream

Flowering Time: early spring to late spring

Bark & Stems: white papery bark
 
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Melaleuca cuticularis
SALTWATER PAPERBARK
Myrtaceae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: evergreen tree or shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, light frost
5m
Plant habit
 
3m

FEATURES

Flowers: cream

Flowering Time: early spring to late spring

Bark & Stems: white papery bark


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits bush, coastal & mediterranean designs

Uses: street tree, shade tree, informal hedge, informal screen, windbreak

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting






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