{"product_id":"acer-negundo-kellys-gold","title":"Kelly’s Gold Box Elder - Acer negundo ‘Kelly’s Gold’","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\u003eKelly’s Gold Box Elder - Acer negundo ‘Kelly’s Gold’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKelly's Gold is the golden box elder, and it holds colour better than most yellow-leaved trees: the pinnate leaves emerge lime-gold in spring and stay genuinely bright through summer instead of bleaching to a tired cream. \u003cem\u003eAcer negundo\u003c\/em\u003e is the toughest of the maples, comfortable in wet ground, heavy clay and cold that would check a Japanese maple, so this cultivar delivers a strong colour statement without needing the pampered site that gold-leaved trees usually demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Kelly’s Gold\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeason Long Gold\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foliage stays yellow-gold from spring flush through to autumn rather than fading by Christmas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Soil Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unusually happy in damp and periodically waterlogged ground, which no other ornamental maple manages.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles severe frost and cold wet winters in the tablelands and alpine fringe districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Makes real height in a few seasons, so the colour effect is not a decade away.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOpen Canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Light, airy branching means underplanting still gets enough light to perform.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSiting note\u003c\/strong\u003e: Box elders are known to self seed, so it is worth siting this tree away from creek lines.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour Contrast\u003c\/strong\u003e: Placed against dark evergreens or a dark fence the gold foliage reads from right across a garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDamp Corners\u003c\/strong\u003e: Solves the poorly drained low spot where most deciduous trees fail.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast Acreage Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Quick summer screening on rural blocks where speed matters more than longevity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoppiced Shrub\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cut back hard each winter it throws up vigorous shoots with larger, brighter leaves.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter to early spring, while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Highly adaptable, including heavy and seasonally wet soils. The gold foliage scorches in hot dry wind, so give afternoon shelter in inland districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply through the first two summers and mulch widely to keep the shallow roots cool. 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