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Melaleuca ericifolia

Description

Hardy small tree to 18' with narrow leaves and profuse, cream 1" bottlebrush flowers appearing in spring/summer. Tolerant of most soils and situations, including waterlogging and heavy frosts 15F. Plants respond to pruning and can be grown as a hedge or screen. Plants are excellent for shelter belts for animals as they shoot from the roots and form small thickets. To maintain more comapct groupings plant in drier areas. Useful windreak. Cut foliage. Speciman trees growing in carpark at South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa.

Details

Biological Name: Melaleuca ericifolia
Common Name: Swamp Paperbark
Family: Myrtaceae
Flower Color: White-cream
Flower Time: Spring-summer
Height: 18'
Width: Variable
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Hardenbergia, Acacia, Senna and Casuarinas have nitrogen-fixing nodules on their root systems to help provide nitrogen for other plants close to them?

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