Tree ID: 340

Creek bottlebrush

9 Apr

Written By Victoria Park Residents Action Group

Details

Scientific Name: Melaleuca viminalis
Common Name: Creek bottlebrush (full list of common names)
Diameter at Breast Height (DBH in mm): 380
Stems: 2 stems
Height (m): 6
Crown (m): 3
Structure: Typical
Habitat Features: No visible habitat features
Tree Protection Zones (m): 4.56

Estimation of Tree Age (DBM Analysis)

This tree is categorised as a “juvenile and adolescent tree” based on the following diameter at breast height (DBM) categories -

• 150-400 mm (juvenile and adolescent trees)
• 401-600 mm (young mature trees)
• 601-800 mm (mature trees)
• 801-1200mm (old trees)
• 1201-1600 mm (very old trees)
• >1601 (veteran trees)

(28 South Environmental Pty Ltd p.36)

About This Species

“Melaleuca viminalis, also referred to as Callistemon viminalis in Australia and commonly known as weeping bottlebrush or creek bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is native to New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. It is a multi-trunked, large shrub or tree with hard bark, often pendulous foliage and large numbers of bright red bottlebrush flowers in spring and summer. It is one of the most commonly cultivated of the bottlebrushes in gardens and its cultivars are often grown in many countries.” Source: Wikipedia