| Description | Acer palmatum 'Chishio'
Chishio Improved is a dense, bushy small tree, or medium to large rounded shrub. Small leaves, up to 5cm long, emerge a brilliant pinky-red in Spring, becoming green in Summer before turning orange-red in Autumn. Young stems have red bark and small, reddish flowers are borne in clusters during Spring.
Chichi Improved grows to approximately 2.5-4m in height and a similar width.Thrives in moist but well draining soil and a full sun to part shade position. This deciduous tree has a bushy habit.
13" pot size. | Prunus var. nucipersica 'Peacherine'
Deciduous, fruiting tree has lance-shaped, dark green leaves with massed clusters of small, fragrant pink flowers in Spring followed by large edible sweet and juicy yellow fleshed fruit in Summer. This slightly fuzzy reddish/yellow skinned fruit is a cross between a peach and a nectarine. Ideal for full sun in gardens, as a feature, edging or in large pots. It can be eaten fresh or cooked. It is self-pollinating and attracts bees.
12'' pot | Ficus microcarpa hillii 'Flash'
One of the fastest no mess hedges, Ficus 'Flash' are chosen for their rapid growth, lavish green foliage and high tolerance of poor conditions. These gorgeous Australian natives produce no flowers and seeds therefore no mess! And their upright, dense habit lends them to being used as not just solid hedging but as topiary, standards and pleached hedging.
13''/33cm pot - 6ft tall!!!
| Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Fastigiata'
Japanese Plum Yew is a slow growing, striking evergreen shrub with vertical branches that typically grows to a height of 5-10ft tall in a cone shape. This a showy specimen that is great as a focal point of the garden and excellent when planted en masse or in rows.
Japanese Plum Yew have an excellent tolerance for both shade and hot weather which makes this species quite valuable. It is also drought tolerant.
24"/60cm pot size. | Pittosporum tenuifolium Screen Between
A variety of the ever popular Pittosporum, Screen Between is a particularly dense variety bred purely for hedging!
• Requires minimal pruning and maintenance
• Likes full sun and partial shade
• Tolerates average soils, growing best in well drained loamy soil
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| Additional information | |
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| Sunshine |
Full Sun, Part Shade
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| Fertilise Me |
November, October, September
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| Fertilizer Frequency |
Annually
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| Flowering |
No
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| Fragrance |
None
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| Fruit / Seed |
No
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| Growth Speed |
Fast
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| Leaf Drop |
Evergreen
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| Origin |
New Zealand
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| Other Common Names |
Kohuhu, Tawhiwhi
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| pH |
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
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| Plant Type |
Shrub
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| Soil Type |
Loam, Loamy – Clay, Sandy – Loam, Well drained
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| Tolerances |
Pollution Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant, Frost Tolerant, Salt Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Drought Tolerant
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| Water Requirement |
Low
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| Max Height |
3m
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| Max Width |
1.5m
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| Toxic To |
Non-toxic
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| Prune Me |
3-5 times a year
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| Planting Distance |
1 per metre
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| Size Maintained at |
1.5m
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| Uses |
Hedging & Screening
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| Foliage Colour |
Green
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| Botanical Name |
Pittosporum tenuifolium Screen Between PBR
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