Scientific Name: Melaleuca salicina (was Callistemon salignis)

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  • Pronunciation:
    call-is-TEE-mon sal-IG-nis
  • Common Name:
    Willow Bottlebrush
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White cream green
  • Fruit:
    capsule
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wet Eucalypt Forest,
  • Species List:
    Kin Kin Arboretum, Hedges, SBHS, NLTalks2010, Heritage Park, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Cooroibah26.4.09, Cranks Creek, Upper Yandina Creek, Stratford Park,
Cultural Notes

Honey Production: medium amber, honey source minor, pollen source medium.

Identification Notes

Papery bark. New foliage bright pink with silvery tint from fine silky hairs.

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare. Tall shrub for moist soils in sun or part shade. Useful for seaside gardens and boggy situations. Screen plant.||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.||