{"product_id":"melaleuca-ericifolia","title":"Swamp Paperbark - Melaleuca ericifolia","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\u003eSwamp Paperbark - Melaleuca ericifolia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMelaleuca ericifolia\u003c\/em\u003e is the paperbark of coastal swamps and estuarine flats across Victoria, Tasmania, southern New South Wales and South Australia, and it is built for ground other plants refuse: waterlogged, brackish and wind-exposed. It grows as a dense, multi-stemmed, suckering small tree with fine heath-like leaves and soft cream bottlebrush flowers in late spring, over creamy papery bark. As a screen or windbreak in difficult wet or coastal soil, very little in the Australian palette does the job better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Swamp Paperbark\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaterlogging Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grows in soils that stay wet for extended periods, including seasonally flooded ground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSalt Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles brackish soils and coastal salt-laden wind on exposed foreshore sites.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVery Dense Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine foliage packed on multiple stems makes an effective visual and wind barrier from ground level up.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePapery Bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Soft layered cream bark on the older stems gives texture and habitat for small fauna.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost Hardy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Comfortable with the frosts of southern Victoria and Tasmania, unlike many tropical melaleucas.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in staggered rows it filters salt wind on exposed southern coastal properties.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Site Revegetation\u003c\/strong\u003e: A core species for restoring degraded swamp scrub and estuarine margins within its range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense Privacy Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Close planting produces a thick evergreen barrier that needs very little maintenance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrainage Line Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits swales, dam edges and low wet corners where the ground rarely dries out.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m, allowing room for suckering\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Accepts heavy clay, sand and peaty soils, wet or dry, including mildly saline ground; drainage is not a limiting factor\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer to settle the roots, after which established plants need no supplementary irrigation on most sites. Mulch to 75mm and be aware that the species suckers from the roots to form thickets, so plan the bed edge or install a root barrier if a defined boundary is required.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m per plant, spreading further by suckers\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 south eastern Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795357139230,"sku":"ND-1192-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/xmKccMOSuXdIWgUDEvRfY_YmsG4EUu.jpg?v=1787314117","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/melaleuca-ericifolia","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}