Images may show mature specimens and are provided as a guide only. As plants are living products, the size, shape and appearance of the stock supplied may vary from the images shown.
Nursery Direct
Broad Leaf Melaleuca
Melaleuca leucadendra ‘Broad Leaf’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
Want to see the actual plant?
The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 200L about 3 to 4.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 1.2m of clear, level access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
Registered Australian business, ABN 33 683 675 603. Public liability certificates available on request.
Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Broad Leaf Melaleuca, Melaleuca leucadendra 'Broad Leaf'
One of Australia's most adaptable large-canopy natives, Melaleuca leucadendra 'Broad Leaf' delivers presence, structure, and resilience in equal measure. Its distinctive paperbark trunk and dense, broad canopy make it a commanding specimen across a wide range of landscape conditions, from coastal frontages to waterlogged sites where few trees perform.
Why Broad Leaf Melaleuca
Exceptional site adaptability: Performs across sandy, clay, wet, and seasonally dry soils with equal reliability.
Dense canopy: Broad, lush foliage delivers substantial shade and screening from an advanced specimen from day one.
Signature paperbark trunk: Layered, cream-toned bark provides year-round textural interest and distinctive character.
Coastal and flood tolerance: Handles salt-laden air, high humidity, and periodic inundation without compromise.
Wildlife value: Creamy-white bottlebrush flowers attract native birds and pollinators, adding ecological depth to any project.
Ideal Applications
Signature specimen planting: A statement tree for large open landscapes, estate entries, and civic-scale projects.
Windbreak and screening: Forms a robust, dense buffer for exposed coastal or rural properties.
Wetland and riparian planting: Purpose-suited to drainage corridors, swales, and high-moisture zones.
Native and ecological landscapes: Anchors biodiversity planting schemes with structural scale and habitat value.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 4 to 6m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 8 to 12m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer, or year-round in tropical and subtropical regions
Soil & Drainage: Tolerates a wide range of soils including heavy clay, waterlogged, and seasonally inundated sites; prefers moist to wet conditions but adapts to well-drained soils
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first 12 months until established, particularly during dry periods. Mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds, keeping mulch clear of the trunk.
Plant Details
Height: 15 to 20m
Width: 6 to 10m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
Flower Colour: White to cream
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







