{"product_id":"melaleuca-salicina-c-salignus-m-saligna","title":"Willow Bottlebrush - Melaleuca salicina","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\u003eWillow Bottlebrush - Melaleuca salicina\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMelaleuca salicina\u003c\/em\u003e, still widely sold under its former name Callistemon salignus, is the bottlebrush that behaves like a proper tree. It builds a real trunk with soft papery white bark, carries narrow willow like foliage, and flushes bright pink new growth through the canopy in spring before the cream bottlebrush flowers open. It also copes with periodic waterlogging, which puts it on the short list for low lying and clay sites where most street trees fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Willow Bottlebrush\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePapery White Bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: The pale flaking trunk is a feature in its own right and lifts a planting through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePink New Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spring flushes emerge bright pink to bronze across the whole canopy, giving a second display before flowering.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Feet Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It survives seasonal inundation and heavy clay that would kill most trees of comparable size.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Nectar\u003c\/strong\u003e: Honeyeaters and lorikeets work the cream brushes heavily through spring.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fast establishment means a usable screen within about three years from planting.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStreet and verge tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Modest height, tolerant roots and native credentials make it a standard council choice on the east coast.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast boundary screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a line and tip pruned it closes a sight line quickly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet and low lying ground\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ideal for swales, drainage lines and the damp corner of a block.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural shelter belt\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used in mixed windbreak rows for stock shade and wind filtering.\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; any time but midsummer in the subtropics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extremely adaptable, from coastal sand to heavy clay, tolerating seasonal inundation and mild salinity; neutral to slightly acid is preferred\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer and then leave it to fend for itself in all but severe drought. Remove lower limbs progressively across the first three years if a clear trunk is wanted, and tip prune straight after flowering to keep the crown dense rather than open and twiggy.\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 Eastern Australia, from Queensland to southern New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream to pale yellow\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795363758366,"sku":"ND-1200-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/FTZfxdtKWl-SGyIX-wS0h_l7AEcJSn.jpg?v=1787314251","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/melaleuca-salicina-c-salignus-m-saligna","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}