{"product_id":"melaleuca-leucadendra","title":"Weeping Paperbark - Melaleuca leucadendra","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\u003eWeeping Paperbark - Melaleuca leucadendra\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMelaleuca leucadendra\u003c\/em\u003e is the big weeping paperbark of northern Australian rivers and floodplains, and it brings two very distinct assets to a landscape: thick white papery bark that peels in soft layers, and long narrow leaves on pendulous branchlets that move constantly. It handles conditions that kill other large trees, tolerating seasonal flooding and heavy wet soil as readily as a long dry, which is why it lines so many streets and parks in Brisbane, Townsville and Darwin. Cream bottlebrush flowers appear mainly in the cooler months and draw flying foxes, lorikeets and honeyeaters in numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Weeping Paperbark\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePapery white bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: The trunk is the feature, thick, layered and pale, and it lights up a garden at night under uplighting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeeping canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine pendulous foliage gives movement and dappled shade rather than a heavy solid canopy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet soil tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It grows in seasonally flooded ground and along creek lines where most large trees fail.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed\u003c\/strong\u003e: It puts on height quickly, delivering canopy and screening within a few seasons on a bare site.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nectar rich flowers support birds and bats, and the shredding bark is used as nesting material.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePark and street tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its scale, resilience and bark make it a standard large tree in subtropical civic planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCreek and dam surrounds\u003c\/strong\u003e: It stabilises banks and copes with periodic inundation on rural properties.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast rural screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grouped along a boundary it delivers height quickly on acreage where space allows.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature trunk lighting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single specimen with uplighting turns the white bark into a night time focal point.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Start of the wet season in the tropics, spring elsewhere\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extremely adaptable, from heavy wet clay through to sand. It accepts periodic flooding and moderate salinity, and once established it also handles dry periods.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first two dry seasons; growth is much faster where moisture is consistent early on. Mulch out to the canopy line, keep the trunk clear of mulch and grass, and give the tree real room, because it becomes a large spreading specimen and should not be planted close to buildings, drains or pavement.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 20m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m\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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Northern Australia, New Guinea and eastern Indonesia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white bottlebrush spikes, mainly autumn and winter\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795288686878,"sku":"ND-1195-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/fFOkaX1NsRg3YX0dndH7y_ioQSC0dT.jpg?v=1787312755","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/melaleuca-leucadendra","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}