FAQ's
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- Do melaleuca trees use up more water than other trees?
- Does melaleuca cause allergies?
- Will melaleuca be eradicated?
- Is it legal to have melaleuca growing on my property?
- Is this the same melaleuca used to make herbal shampoo and tea tree oil?
- Is melaleuca mulch safe to use? Where can I get it?
- Do I need a permit to cut down my melaleuca tree?
- How do I safely dispose of the debris so it doesn’t spread melaleuca?
- Where can I find a professional to take out my trees?
- Where do the biocontrol insects come from?
- Will the biocontrol insects harm me/my family/my pets?
- What is that white fluffy stuff on my trees?
- When I brush against my melaleuca tree I sometimes get yellow stains on my clothes and skin. Why? How do I remove these stains?
- How do I know if biological controls are feeding on my melaleuca trees?
- Will the biocontrol insects kill my melaleuca?
- Will the biocontrol insects eat my other plants?
- How can I get biocontrol agents for my melaleuca?
- Is melaleuca drying up the everglades?
- Why are invasive, exotic plants considered to be nuisances?
Q: Is melaleuca drying up the everglades?
A: Perhaps not. Melaleuca
was long thought to to increase evapo-transpiration rates over what naturally
occurred in the vast sawgrass marsh, and was even planted years ago in attempts
to dry up the Everglades. However, recent research does not support
the notion that melaleuca draws more water out of the ground than does native
vegetation. Bottom line: its difficult to test, and we cannot definitively
say one way or the other.
