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Scientific Name
Melaleuca pallida
Family Name
MYRTACEAE
Common Name
Yellow Bottlebrush
Status
Height
4.0m (400cm)
Flowers
Spikes 4-8cm long of pale yellow flowers.
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Stiffly erect dense shrub
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Riparian; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Widespread along streams, on hillsides in wet areas.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Rocky; Waterlogged; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained
General Notes
Useful in shelterbelts. Flowers provide food for nectar-eating mammals, for insects and so for insect-eating birds. Good for direct seeding if sufficient moisture available. Susceptible to browsing by possums and wallabies. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Very fine. capsules retained on plant for years, release seeds easily once collected. collect capsules from older wood
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Long
Viable Seeds Per Gram
3000
Seed Treatment Notes
Very high viability without treatment. Bog method useful but not essential. Very fine seed - do not cover too deeply and do not sow too thickly. Long seed life. Best time to sow seed - early Spring.
Germination Time
2-3 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
4-6 weeks
Expected Time to Plant Out
6 months
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
Cuttings strike readily on heat and mist. Propagation from cuttings is useful to reproduce a special form.
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