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32Melaleuca bark(right) is papery,with many peelinglayers. The flowers(below) look likebottle brushes.
MelaleucaPunk treeMelaleuca quinquenerviaIdentifying CharacteristicsMelaleuca is a rapidly growing tree that can reach 100feet. Identified by its white, many-layered peeling bark.Narrow, grayish-green, lance-shaped leaves are 2 to 8inches long and 1 /2 inch wide; smell of camphor whencrushed. Flowers year-round in creamy white “bottlebrush” spikes that are 6 inches long. Fruits are small,brown, woody cone-like clusters that surround youngstems. Each cone-like cluster may hold up to 300 tinyseeds.May cause headaches, rashes, asthma attacks andrespiratory irritation in certain people.HabitatPrefers wet sites such as lake shores, swamps andwetlands, but also flourishes in standing water. Willsurvive in well-drained uplands such as residential yards.Mature trees can survive frost damage and fire damage.Melaleuca will displace native vegetation with its rapidcolonization.Growth HabitsSprouts easily from stumps and roots. Spreads rapidly,creating thickets. Produces up to 20 million windborneseeds per year per tree; tends to release seeds whenstressed.Control Methods: Cut-StumpLarge trees should be cut and stumps treated immediatelywith triclopyr ester or imazapyr. Pull seedlings by hand.Retreatments may be necessary.ReplacementsPignut hickory (Carya glabra)Water hickory (Carya aquatica)In wetland areas:Pop ash (Fraxinus caroliniana)Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)In upland areas:Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)33
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32Melaleuca bark(right) is papery,with many peelinglayers. The flowers(below) look likebottle brushes.
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