{"product_id":"azara-microphylla","title":"Boxleaf Azara - Azara microphylla","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\u003eBoxleaf Azara - Azara microphylla\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe boxleaf azara is grown for a scent that arrives before you notice the plant. In late winter, tiny petal less yellow flowers open on the undersides of the branches and release a strong vanilla and chocolate fragrance that carries surprisingly far on still air. \u003cem\u003eAzara microphylla\u003c\/em\u003e itself is a narrow, elegantly layered small tree from the temperate rainforests of Chile, with minute glossy leaves arranged in flat, fern like sprays that make it as valuable out of flower as in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Boxleaf Azara\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Fragrance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers in the depth of winter when almost nothing else is scented.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves only a few millimetres long, held in flattened sprays, give a delicate layered look.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Footprint\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grows upright and slim, so it fits between a house wall and a boundary.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWall Training\u003c\/strong\u003e: The naturally flat branch pattern makes it one of the easiest evergreens to espalier.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Performs in part shade where most fragrant winter plants will not.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspalier\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained flat against a shaded south facing wall it becomes a living screen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSide Garden Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: The narrow habit suits tight service corridors beside a house.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Enclosed spaces hold the winter fragrance rather than losing it to wind.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWoodland Edge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits comfortably with tree ferns, hellebores and camellias in a cool shaded garden.\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 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and early spring in temperate districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cool, moisture retentive, humus rich soil with free drainage, since it resents a hot dry root zone\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first two summers and keep 75mm of mulch over the root area at all times. Shelter young plants from hot dry north westerly wind and prune only as soon as flowering finishes, since buds form on the previous season's wood.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m, occasionally to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Part shade, or full sun in cool districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Temperate rainforest of Chile and southern Argentina\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small yellow, strongly fragrant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795349995806,"sku":"ND-0178-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/ueDwwUXNPt_Zs3W2Wk_2D_AMnQRLIo.jpg?v=1787313922","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/azara-microphylla","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}