Tree ID: 48

Details

Scientific Name: Melaleuca leucadendra
Common Name: Broad-leaved tea-tree / paperbark tree (full list of common names)
Diameter at Breast Height (DBH in mm): 800
Stems: No
Height (m): 14
Crown (m): 5
Structure: Typical
Habitat Features: No visible habitat features
Tree Protection Zones (m): 9.6

Estimation of Tree Age (DBM Analysis)

This tree is categorised as a “mature 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 leucadendra… is a species of woody plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is widespread in northern Australia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Torres Strait Islands. It grows as a tree to more than 20 m (70 ft) with a trunk covered with thick, white, papery bark and weeping thinner branches. It has a long flowering season, can flower at almost any time of the year and is often grown as a tree in parks and on roadsides.” Source: Wikipedia

Image: Save Victoria Park Inc.

Location

Image: Save Victoria Park