{"product_id":"acacia-implexa-cape-schanck","title":"Cape Schanck Lightwood - Acacia implexa ‘Cape Schanck’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCape Schanck Lightwood - Acacia implexa ‘Cape Schanck’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLightwood is the wattle that behaves like a proper tree rather than a large shrub, forming a clean single trunk and an open, slightly weeping crown of sickle shaped grey green phyllodes. \u003cem\u003eAcacia implexa\u003c\/em\u003e is grown here from Cape Schanck provenance stock, so it is matched to the sandy loams and salt bearing winds of the southern Mornington Peninsula. It is chosen over faster wattles because it holds its cream flowers in late summer when nothing else is out, and because it lives considerably longer than the short lived black and silver wattles it is usually planted alongside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Cape Schanck Lightwood\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOut of Season Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pale cream globular heads open from January to March, filling the gap between the summer natives and the winter wattle flush.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSickle Phyllodes\u003c\/strong\u003e: The curved, leathery grey green phyllodes are far more wind and drought resistant than the ferny foliage of related wattles.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocal Provenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Peninsula sourced seed gives better survival on coastal sands and exposed sites than generic nursery stock from inland populations.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReal Longevity\u003c\/strong\u003e: Lightwood commonly persists for thirty to forty years, well beyond the fifteen to twenty year span of Acacia mearnsii.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Improvement\u003c\/strong\u003e: As a nitrogen fixing legume it lifts fertility on poor, degraded or newly cut ground.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast Native Canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted through a new native garden it produces useful dappled shade within three to four years while slower eucalypts and banksias catch up.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural Windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Two staggered rows filter wind across paddock boundaries and driveways without the brittleness of many quick growing exotics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRevegetation and Habitat\u003c\/strong\u003e: The seed and flowers support native birds and insects, and it is a standard component of indigenous planting schedules across southern Victoria.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBank and Batter Stabilisation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its spreading roots and suckering habit knit loose soil on cut banks and gully edges.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 7m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and early spring are best in southern Australia. Avoid establishing through the peak of summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adapts to sands, gravels and moderately heavy clays provided water does not sit around the crown. Keep phosphorus low and never use standard lawn or rose fertiliser.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first two summers rather than lightly and often, so roots follow moisture downwards. Mulch with a coarse chunky bark to 75mm, pulled back a hand span from the trunk, and shorten any competing leaders in the first two winters to build a single strong stem.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 12m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, tolerates light dappled shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern and south eastern Australia, from Queensland through New South Wales to Victoria and South Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream to pale yellow\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795380502814,"sku":"ND-0010-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/vQ5yDN7eouYD8wMTLwHuX_qkgdUBhm.jpg?v=1787314674","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/acacia-implexa-cape-schanck","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}