{"product_id":"melaleuca-decora","title":"White Feather Honeymyrtle - Melaleuca decora","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhite Feather Honeymyrtle - Melaleuca decora\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMelaleuca decora\u003c\/em\u003e is the tough, papery barked native that solves the ground nobody else wants. It grows naturally on the heavy clay flats and seasonally wet woodlands of coastal New South Wales and southern Queensland, which means it copes with soil that floods in winter and bakes in summer. Fine bright green foliage, a slender upright to spreading habit and creamy white flower spikes in summer give it a lighter, more refined look than the broad leaved paperbarks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy White Feather Honeymyrtle\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet and Dry Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles seasonal waterlogging and then extended dry once established, a combination very few trees manage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePapery Bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pale layered bark peels in sheets and gives the trunk texture and light in a planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small narrow leaves cast dappled rather than heavy shade, so underplanting still performs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSummer Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Creamy white brushes through late spring and summer, heavily worked by bees and honeyeaters.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fast early growth means it does its screening job within a few seasons rather than a decade.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Site Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bioswales, detention basins and low corners of a block that hold water after rain.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a run it fills quickly and can be tip pruned to hold density at the base.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Habitat Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reliable nectar for local honeyeaters and native bees in the warmer months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStreet and Verge Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A modest canopy and non invasive habit make it suitable near infrastructure.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and spring in temperate districts, or the start of the wet season in the subtropics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extremely adaptable, from heavy clay to sand, acidic to slightly alkaline. It accepts poor drainage that would kill most trees, but grows faster in soil that drains\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer, then taper off, as this species becomes largely self sufficient once rooted. Mulch to 75mm clear of the trunk, use a low phosphorus native fertiliser only if growth is poor, and tip prune young plants to build branching low on the stem if screening is the goal.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coastal and near coastal eastern Australia, from New South Wales into southern Queensland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795370115358,"sku":"ND-1191-100L","price":1240.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/mYpvrt_hyBAsE6GjwieAf_5eXT7JlL.jpg?v=1787314385","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/melaleuca-decora","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}