{"product_id":"acmena-smithii-bwnfir-firescreen","title":"Firescreen Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Firescreen’","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\u003eFirescreen Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Firescreen’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirescreen is grown for the flush. Each new growth cycle on this \u003cem\u003eAcmena smithii\u003c\/em\u003e selection comes away bright red before hardening to glossy dark green, so a clipped hedge cycles through colour several times a year instead of sitting static. It is also naturally upright and narrow for a lilly pilly, which means a tall screen without surrendering two metres of garden depth, and it carries the psyllid resistance that makes the acmenas so much less trouble than the syzygiums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Firescreen\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRed New Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Every flush opens vivid red, and each trim triggers another one, so colour is on demand.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Upright Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Holds height in a two to three metre width, unlike the broad spreading lilly pillies.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePsyllid Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foliage stays smooth and unblemished where susceptible varieties pit and distort.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuick To Screening Height\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reaches first floor privacy height in a few seasons under reasonable conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClips At Any Age\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reshoots dependably from old wood, so an overgrown hedge can be renovated rather than replaced.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTall Narrow Boundary Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: The standard answer for privacy in a side setback with limited bed depth.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal Clipped Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Takes a flat face and square corners cleanly with routine trimming.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo Storey Privacy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blocks overlooking upper windows where a fence cannot legally go high enough.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePleached Or Column Form\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trains readily into pleached panels and clipped columns for architectural planting.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring or autumn. 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