{"product_id":"acacia-sophorae","title":"Coast Wattle - Acacia sophorae","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\u003eCoast Wattle - Acacia sophorae\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoast Wattle is a dune plant first and a garden plant second. Now generally treated as a coastal subspecies of the Sydney golden wattle, \u003cem\u003eAcacia sophorae\u003c\/em\u003e grows low and wide across sand, with thick leathery phyllodes that shrug off salt spray and the sort of wind that burns almost everything else back to sticks. Where a foreshore garden needs something to hold sand and take the full force of a southerly, this is the plant that actually does it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Coast Wattle\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSalt And Wind Immunity\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thick waxy phyllodes tolerate direct salt spray in front-row coastal positions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSand Binding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spreading surface roots knit loose sand together, which is why it is a mainstay of dune restoration.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Spreading Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stays broad and low on exposed sites, hugging the ground rather than fighting the wind.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGolden Rods\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bright yellow cylindrical flower spikes cover the plant from late winter into spring.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast Cover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Establishes and spreads quickly, closing bare ground within a couple of seasons.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDune Stabilisation\u003c\/strong\u003e: The standard species for holding foredunes and rebuilding damaged coastal profiles.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Forms the low tough layer at the seaward face of a mixed coastal shelterbelt.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eErosion Control\u003c\/strong\u003e: Binds sandy banks, driveways cut into dunes and eroding beach access tracks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Revegetation\u003c\/strong\u003e: A core species in habitat restoration along southeastern Australian foreshores.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn to early spring, so roots get a full wet season before their first summer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sand and sandy loam with sharp drainage. No soil improvement is needed and no phosphorus rich fertiliser should be used.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water through the first summer only, then leave it to fend for itself entirely. It belongs in coastal settings, and away from the coast it can colonise vigorously, so keep it to its own region rather than planting it in inland bushland.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 3m, occasionally to 5m in sheltered sites and often near prostrate on exposed dunes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coastal southeastern Australia, from southern Queensland to South Australia and Tasmania\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright yellow\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795340362014,"sku":"ND-0013-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/iOg0CatAZH1HQRMi-0acr_aZ7AALq1.jpg?v=1787313716","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/acacia-sophorae","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}