This is the flower of a swamp paperbark growing in one of the parks. This type of paperbark is less invasive then the broad leafed paperbark. So I personally prefer this one. The difference is quite obvious between the two. The swamp paperbark has small needle like leaves, the broad leafed paperbark has .... wait for it .... broad leaves. Well, broad in comparison to needles like leaves. Broad leaved paperbarks tend to be rather straight and upright trees, they arent the greatest shade tree. Swamp paperbarks tend to have a broader canopy (which is a mass of white bottle brush like flowers around November) so in my opinion are a nicer tree. Swamp bottlebrush are also a native to Western Australia, another feather in its little cap.
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