
Melaleuca squarrosa
Scented paperbark
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Melaleuca squarrosa, also known as scented paperbark, is a shrub or small tree native to southeastern Australia. It features dense foliage, arching branches, and produces fragrant yellow to white flowers in spring and early summer.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 470.03%—3.8 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.8 in, mean 3.8 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
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Other Melaleuca in the catalogue
15 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.