What are paper trees?

The paper tree is Melleuca quinquenervia , a species of East Australia and nearby areas. They are tall trees with an upright growth formula. The paper trees are still green, so don't leave your leaves. The general name comes from the tendency of their bark to divide and peel in layers. PAPERBARK trees naturalized in some places outside their native range, especially South Florida, where they had a noticeable impact on some local ecosystems.

A mature sample of the species costs 80 to 100 feet (about 24 to 30.5 m) high. They have a narrow crown and a random branch formula. The paper tree is originally in Australia from northern Queensland to Sydney. It is also located in parts of Solomon Islands and New Guinea.

Although they grow in a wide range of soil conditions, paper trees are best suitable for poorly drained clay soils. They are particularly well adapted to areas that are flooded during the period certificate. PAPER trees require a relatively warm climate even if they have a lehitch frost, wagging temperatures up to about 20 degrees F (about 7 degrees C.)

trees have long, narrow, pointed leaves, usually 4 to 5 inches (about 10 to 13 cm) long. When crushed, green gray leaves give a distinctive odor. White flowers are very small and grow in a characteristic long clump, often described as the shape of a brush on the bottles, on the tip of the branches. Round brown seed capsules follow flowers, each containing up to 300 small seeds. Trees flowers and seeds all year round.

With their native reach, the trees of paper are subject to periodic fires. They are well adapted for this and grow quickly from the root. The trees that pass through the fire with attached seed capsules will ripen in a few days and spread the seeds for new trees quickly. The heavy frosts of the law and physical damage to the tree will also start rapid seed ripening.

paperbark trees are sometimes grown as ornamental treesIn warm areas outside their native reach, including southern California, Havai and Puerto Rico. Suddenly they were widely planted in South Florida and have now naturalized in this area. Because the conditions are very similar to the conditions in their native environment, the trees of the paper are very competitive with native vegetation. The species grows so well in that part of Florida that it is now considered a threat to native ecosystems, especially for Everglades.