{"product_id":"melaleuca-styphelioides","title":"Prickly Paperbark - Melaleuca styphelioides","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\u003ePrickly Paperbark - Melaleuca styphelioides\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew Australian trees cope with the full range of suburban soil abuse as calmly as \u003cem\u003eMelaleuca styphelioides\u003c\/em\u003e, which will sit in a winter-wet clay corner one season and shrug off a dry summer the next. It builds a dense rounded crown over a trunk of soft, layered cream paperbark that peels in sheets, giving year round trunk interest at eye level. The tiny leaves finish in a sharp point, which is where the common name comes from, and they read as a very fine texture from a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Prickly Paperbark\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBark Character\u003c\/strong\u003e: The pale, spongy, multi-layered bark is the feature, and it develops young enough to matter on a semi-mature planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Feet Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It grows naturally along creek flats and swamp margins, so periodic waterlogging that would kill most ornamental trees does not trouble it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrown Density\u003c\/strong\u003e: Growth is thick and twiggy rather than open, so it screens and casts real shade instead of dappling.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSummer Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Creamy white bottlebrush spikes cover the canopy through summer and pull in honeyeaters and native bees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUrban Durability\u003c\/strong\u003e: Compacted soil, root-zone paving and coastal wind are all handled well, which is why it is a standard council street tree from Brisbane to Melbourne.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway and street avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a repeated row it gives a uniform, mid-sized canopy with a trunk worth looking at.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet or low-lying ground\u003c\/strong\u003e: Use it in the part of the block that stays soggy after rain where other trees have failed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundary screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Closer spacing produces a tall, dense evergreen wall of foliage between neighbouring properties.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat and bee planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A reliable summer nectar source for gardens designed to feed birds and pollinators.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and spring in temperate zones, any time of year in frost free subtropical areas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very adaptable across sand, loam and heavy clay, tolerant of periodic inundation and mildly saline coastal soils, no special drainage works required\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Give a deep soak once or twice a week through the first two summers rather than frequent light watering, so roots chase moisture downward. Keep a 75mm coarse mulch layer clear of the trunk and hold off nitrogen fertiliser in year one.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m\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, coastal Queensland through to eastern Victoria\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795285672222,"sku":"ND-1202-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795285704990,"sku":"ND-1202-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/2EswM_lHzLVXm8iuXH38h_cRRa7Bi2.jpg?v=1787312595","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/melaleuca-styphelioides","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}