Flori-Melaleuca Mulch
Melaleuca Mulch
Melaleuca is the finest quality mulch, prefabricated of 100% melaleuca, it’s the environmentally prudent alternative to cypress mulch. Testing at the University of Florida has shown Melaleuca Mulch to be significantly termite resistant.
About Melaleuca trees
Native to Australia and Malaysia, melaleuca was introduced into Florida in 1906. It was thought to have potential for commercial timber and later extensively sold as a landscape ornamental tree and windbreak. It was also planted in an effort to dry up the Everglades to decrease mosquito populations and allow for development.
Melaleuca mulch is made from the exotic invasive trees. The product is cured at a high temperature to kill the seeds so they won’t germinate in your garden.
PROS: available in various colors; promotes removal of invasive exotics; doesn’t float; not attractive to termites.
CONS: low in nutrients.
