what tree is this ?

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Thu, 03/07/2014 - 12:37

shoop

what tree is this ?

Can someone tell me the name of this tree, the wattlebirds love it . Sorry photos were taken on mobile so may be hard to ID .

Thu, 03/07/2014 - 18:23

zosterops

Looks like a Hakea, maybe H. orthorrhyncha.

Thu, 03/07/2014 - 21:34

Woko

I think so, zosterops. The flowers appear on the stems. Here's one of the flowers at my place, planted by the previous owners. It grows in semi-arid shrubland in WA so it's not indigenous to where I live on the s.e. slopes of the Mt Lofty Ranges, SA.

Fri, 04/07/2014 - 11:28

timmo

Wow, what a beautiful native tree!

I'm not surprised the wattlebirds love it.

Cheers
Tim
Brisbane

Fri, 04/07/2014 - 11:34

shoop

Thanks guys ! This fact sheet says its common name is ''Bird beak Hakea''.

http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/efsa/lucid/Hakea/key/Australian%20Hakea%20species/Media/Html/Hakea_orthorrhyncha_var._filiformis.htm

It adds a lovely rich colour to the garden over winter, and as I said the Red Wattlebirds just love it .

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Fri, 04/07/2014 - 11:42

timmo

That makes a lot of sense, shoop - I was wondering in Woko's pic for a minute whether that top seed pod was an Eastern Spinebill in the shade .

Cheers
Tim
Brisbane

Fri, 04/07/2014 - 11:48

shoop

Hahaha Tim now that you have mentioned it, that is all I can see now looking at the photo. That seed pod has taken on another life form !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Mon, 01/06/2015 - 19:53

jason

Hi, to continue an existing thread with a good common name, can anyone help me out with identifing this tree. I assume its a native.

It's an ever green but has a yellow or very light green overall look to it set against other trees. It's quite common around the western suburbs of Brisbane in peoples yards, but cant recall seeing it in parks or the bush. They seem to average 6 to 8 meters in height easily, but that's anout maxI think. It must flower but I have not seen it do so.

thanks

Jason

Ipswich Shire Eastern flanks

Mon, 01/06/2015 - 20:31

timmo

Hi Jason,

I think that's Melaleuca bracteata, otherwise known as Black Tea Tree (amongst other common names).

It's a common street tree in the Brisbane area - in fact I have one right outside my front gate.

In my area they are quite yellow in colour (perhaps due to soil acidity or deficiencies).

You will probably find cultivars in local nurseries under the name 'Revolution Gold'.

Cheers
Tim
Brisbane

Mon, 01/06/2015 - 23:30

#10

Woko

This on M. bracteata is from Ivan Holliday: A Field Guide to Melaleucas: "Widespread from south-eastern NSW to Darwin in the tropical north, growing both near the coast and inland, usually along stream banks and wet sites."

Mon, 14/09/2015 - 05:30

#11

jason

Thanks gentlemen, Revolution Gold I have heard of. I have 3 in the yard, and from just moving here my observations over the past 4 months not much seems interested in them. So I thought it may have been and ornamental hybrid. However it sounds like the type of tree I'm looking for.

Ipswich Shire Eastern flanks

Mon, 14/09/2015 - 05:34

#12

jason

Hi folks, any help appreciated. Parent plant located in the remnant bush at Downfall Creek West Chermside, Northside Brisbane. Seems to get to around 1m in height. Sorry for the landscape pics, I took them all as portrait and the site doesn't seem to allow for it.