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Scientific Name
Melaleuca squarrosa
Family Name
MYRTACEAE
Common Name
Scented Paper-bark.
Status
Height
1.0m - 6.0m (100-600cm)
Flowers
Small bottlebrush-like flowers which are usually pale yellow.
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
An erect shrub
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Heath; Riparian; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Common in shallow gullies and damp areas in heathlands and forests.Widespread and abundant in damp sandy soil.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Shady; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Poorly-drained; Sandy
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Susceptible to browsing by possums and wallabies. A good street tree and screen and hedging plant. Will shoot back from a woody root stock after coppicing. 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
Any time, collect older capsules. harvest branches with capsules & air or kiln dry. avoid collecting when in bloom or immediately after as stamens contaminate seed. seed looks like ground pepper
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Long
Viable Seeds Per Gram
up to 30000
Seed Treatment Notes
Keep very damp after sowing. Seed gives good germination. If no growth is evident 2 weeks after germination soluble fertilizer may be used. Bog method is very successful.
Germination Time
10-30 days
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
May be propagated from cuttings
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