Botanical Name: Melaleuca stypheliodes Add
Common Name: Black Tea Tree  
Plant photo of: Melaleuca stypheliodes
  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

12-25', 25-40'

 

Flower Color

Yellow, White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Tan, White

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

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Photographer: Greg Applegate/Dave Ryden
  • Description

  • Notes

Black Tea Tree is an evergreen shrub or tree with narrow, sometimes needlelike, leaves and clustered flowers with prominent stamens. Interesting contorted branches and bark that peels in thick, papery layers.