- Scientific name
- Melaleuca quinquenervia
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Origin
- Australia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea
- Status
- Australian native
A medium-sized, fast-growing native with the distinctive spongy, papery bark of the melaleucas. Native to the eastern coast from Botany Bay north through Queensland and the Northern Territory. Handles wet, boggy ground well. It has become a serious invasive pest in the Florida Everglades where it was introduced.
Living with it
This is an Australian native and usually worth keeping where it has the room. Good pruning to Australian Standard AS 4373 keeps it healthy and safe. If it has outgrown its spot, we can reduce, lift or remove it properly.
Not sure what you have got, or whether it should stay? Send us a photo. There is no charge for an opinion. Brisbane Trees and Gardens
