Melaleuca linariifolia ‘ Snow in Summer’
$4.50
Origin: East coast NSW, Southern Qld. Tasmanian provenance.
Very dense rounded large shrub to small tree 4.0-8.0m height. Width 3.0-4.0m. Evergreen. Growth rate fast with summer water, medium without. Use for screen, windbreak, hedge, specimen and avenues. Any soil. Will cope with wet feet. Vull sun. Very frost hardy – young plants can be tender. Very drought resistant once established. Very wind firm. White flowers in Summer. Prune as required for shape. Can be clipped as a hedge.
Features: Often has showy pink or red young growth. Source of most commercial tea tree oil.
Description
| Form: |
Very dense rounded large shrub – small tree |
| Type: |
Evergreen |
| Height (typical): |
4.0-8.0m |
| Width (typical): |
3.0-4.0m |
| Growth rate: |
Fast with summer water; medium without |
| Uses: |
Screen, windbreak, hedge, specimen & |
|
avenues |
| Soil type: |
Any soil. Will cope with wet feet |
| Position: |
Full sun |
| Frost hardiness: |
Very frost hardy (very young plants can |
|
be tender) |
| Drought tolerance: |
Very drought resistant (once established) |
| Wind firmness: |
Very wind firm |
| Windbreak position: |
First or second row planting |
| Flowering time: |
Summer |
| Pruning: |
Prune as required for shape. Can be |
|
clipped as a hedge |
| Features: |
Often has showy pink or red young growth |
|
Source of most commercial tea tree oil |
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