{"product_id":"acmena-smithii-red-tip","title":"Red Tip Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Red Tip’","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\u003eRed Tip Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii ‘Red Tip’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the more compact coloured lilly pillies top out around three metres, ‘Red Tip’ is the taller option, so it is the one to use when the screen has to clear a two-storey neighbour rather than a fence. New growth emerges bronze-red on a vigorous, upright, well-furnished frame of \u003cem\u003eAcmena smithii\u003c\/em\u003e, and the acmena parentage brings the same freedom from lilly pilly psyllid that makes this group so much easier to maintain than the syzygiums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Red Tip\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreening Height\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reaches genuine screening height, which suits tall boundary work rather than low hedging.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColoured New Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fresh flushes open bronze to red against glossy dark green mature leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVigour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grows quickly enough to close a gap in a couple of seasons on good soil with regular water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePsyllid Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: The leaves stay clean, without the bumps and distortion seen on susceptible varieties.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Summer flowers and edible mauve berries support insects and fruit-eating birds.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTall Privacy Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A clipped or informal row at 3m to 4m to block an elevated overlook.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundary Hedge on Acreage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Long runs where scale and speed matter more than a fine clipped face.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindbreak Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense evergreen foliage filters wind across an exposed garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackdrop Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A deep green wall behind flowering shrubs, sculpture or a pool area.\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 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring to autumn in warm districts, spring in cooler areas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Well drained soil improved with organic matter, slightly acidic to neutral, with consistent summer moisture\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first summer, as an unevenly watered hedge line establishes at different rates and never quite squares up. Mulch the whole run, feed twice a year, and tip prune from the first season so the plants thicken rather than racing to height with bare legs.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m unclipped, easily held at 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, with red-bronze new growth\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden selection of a species native to eastern Australian rainforest\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795333054750,"sku":"ND-0052-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":59795333087518,"sku":"ND-0052-75L","price":925.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/7VIRbrLmHrMr0h3qB8ZnB_ctWWptVT.jpg?v=1787313537","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/acmena-smithii-red-tip","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}