{"product_id":"brazilian-cherry-eugenia-uniflora","title":"Brazilian Cherry - Eugenia uniflora","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\u003eBrazilian Cherry - Eugenia uniflora\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrazilian Cherry earns its place in Australian gardens on foliage before fruit: fine glossy leaves that flush copper-bronze with every new growth cycle, on a naturally dense shrub that takes clipping as readily as box. \u003cem\u003eEugenia uniflora\u003c\/em\u003e is used here mainly as a hedging and topiary plant, with the ribbed red edible fruit as a bonus rather than the point. It holds a crisp clipped face in a way that few subtropical hedge plants manage, which is why it appears so often in warm-climate formal gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Brazilian Cherry\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBronze New Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Every flush comes through coppery red before hardening to glossy green, so the hedge changes colour through the year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense Branching\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine, tight growth gives a solid clipped surface with no gaps.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTakes Hard Clipping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reshoots readily from old wood, which makes it forgiving to renovate.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ribbed crimson fruit with a tart, resinous flavour follows the small white flowers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarm-Climate Reliability\u003c\/strong\u003e: Performs in subtropical humidity where box and buxus substitutes struggle.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: The main use, clipped anywhere from 1m to 3m depending on the setting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTopiary and Cones\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine leaf and dense habit suit shaped and trained forms.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreening Row\u003c\/strong\u003e: Left unclipped it becomes a fast informal screen with fruit for birds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible Landscape\u003c\/strong\u003e: A hedge that also produces a small crop for jams and sauces.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 0.8m centres for a formal clipped hedge, 1 to 1.2m for an informal screen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m as individual shrubs or standards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through autumn in warm districts, spring only where winters are cold.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adaptable to most soils with reasonable drainage. Frost tender when young, so protect new plants through their first winter in cooler areas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly through the first summer to drive the dense growth a hedge needs, then reduce to weekly. Tip prune young plants often rather than waiting, feed in spring and midsummer, and note that in warm humid coastal districts birds spread the seed, so keeping the hedge clipped and largely fruit free is the responsible way to grow it.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m unclipped, easily maintained at 1 to 2m\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m unclipped\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, with bronze-red new growth\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brazil and neighbouring South America\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small white flowers with prominent stamens, followed by red fruit\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"110L","offer_id":59795336823070,"sku":"ND-0265-110L","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Ho9b47VbdtYip9B2KOW3e_SZ2z0CLS.jpg?v=1787313582","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/brazilian-cherry-eugenia-uniflora","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}