Callistemon salignus
Willow bottlebrush · also White bottlebrush, Pink-tip bottlebrush, Pink-tips
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Callistemon salignus, commonly known as willow bottlebrush, is a small tree or shrub native to eastern Australia, characterized by its weeping foliage, white papery bark, and soft pink new growth. It produces spikes of white or creamy bottlebrush flowers in spring and summer. This drought-resistant species is often found along watercourses and coastal areas but is not frost tolerant.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,3980.91%—3.8 in
- 30.00%—18 in
- 10.00%—10 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 15–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–30 ft
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.8 in, mean 3.3 in, 90th percentile 5.6 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Australian temperate forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Eastern Australia mulga shrublands
- Southeast Australia temperate savanna
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Queensland tropical rain forests
Other Callistemon in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
