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Originally Posted by treebeard55
A few questions to start off with, Pup:
Are Melaleucas conifers or flowering plants? They seem to be among your favorites. Any reasons in particular?
The leaves and seeds of Mary's Grevillea look quite maple-like to me. Are the two genera related?
Are there any Aussie natives that you can recommend for an area with wetter summers and much colder winters? (Assuming we could get our hands on them.)
Thanks!
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Melaleucas are flowering plants. They are the second biggest species to the Eucalyptus family in the Myrtaceae.
In 1993 the were 250+ species and counting. They have all the leaf and needle shapes in there foliage. They are those that grow in salt water estuaries, fresh water streams. To rock strewn out crops to sand stone ridges. to heath land to arid dessert to alpine regions.
One of the most versatile plants on earth. Aboriginals have used them for centuries for Medicines though to bandages, and for dye's. Also to wrap there food in for storage, and cooking.
There are 48 that are referred to as Paperbark which seems to be that common name for them as is Gum for eucalyptus.
Now as for your area assuming you can get them. The ones that springs to mind is the Melaleuca cuticularis and the Melaleuca rhaphiophylla. Both these tree's are swamp trees both can handle sub zero temps.
Also both have very nice bark. You have some species in the USA that have been declared as a noxious weeds called decussata, which has purple flowers. If there is any more information you would like please do not hessitate to ask Pup
