{"product_id":"acacia-uncifolia-cape-schanck","title":"Cape Schanck Coast Wirilda - Acacia uncifolia ‘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 Coast Wirilda - Acacia uncifolia ‘Cape Schanck’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoast Wirilda is the wattle that survives where the wind comes straight off Bass Strait. \u003cem\u003eAcacia uncifolia\u003c\/em\u003e grows as a dense, rounded shrub or low branching small tree with thick blue green phyllodes tipped by a distinctive little hook, and it takes salt laden wind and pure coastal sand without flinching. This Cape Schanck form is raised from local seed, which matters on exposed Peninsula sites where inland provenances of similar wattles routinely fail in their second winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Coast Wirilda\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSalt Wind Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: It holds foliage and form in front line coastal positions where most wattles burn off on the seaward side.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bright yellow globular heads appear from late summer into autumn, a useful nectar source outside the winter wattle season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHooked Phyllodes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thick, slightly glaucous phyllodes with a curved point give a firmer, more sculptural texture than the softer inland wirildas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSand Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It roots readily in deep coastal sand and stabilises dune backslopes and blowouts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense Low Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Branching starts close to the ground, so it screens at eye level rather than only overhead.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a staggered double row it cuts the salt wind reaching a beach house garden and lets softer plants survive behind it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDune Revegetation\u003c\/strong\u003e: A standard species in Victorian and South Australian coastal restoration work on secondary dunes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal Boundary Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its naturally bushy habit fills a fence line without clipping.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Habitat\u003c\/strong\u003e: The dense prickly interior gives small bush birds safe nesting and refuge cover close to the coast.\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 is ideal on the coast, giving a full wet season of root growth before summer wind.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prefers free draining sands and sandy loams, including calcareous coastal sands. It tolerates brief winter wetness but not sustained waterlogging, and needs no phosphorus.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer, then taper off completely. Mulch and, on very exposed sites, use a temporary hessian windbreak for the first twelve months so the young plant establishes a symmetrical crown rather than being pushed one sided.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m\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 Victoria, South Australia and northern Tasmania\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden yellow\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795380699422,"sku":"ND-0014-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/k5x5Hx4U_zuWk8mLCulBf_SkpfKNYf.jpg?v=1787314675","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/acacia-uncifolia-cape-schanck","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}