{"product_id":"callitris-rhomboidea","title":"Port Jackson Pine - Callitris rhomboidea","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\u003ePort Jackson Pine - Callitris rhomboidea\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustralia has its own conifers, and this is the most garden-worthy of the eastern ones. \u003cem\u003eCallitris rhomboidea\u003c\/em\u003e forms a neat, narrow, densely furnished cone of fine aromatic scale foliage, holding its shape without clipping and carrying small woody cones along the branches. It occupies the design role that pencil pines and cypresses do, but on dry, well drained, often rocky ground it does the job with native credentials and none of the canker problems that plague exotic conifers in humid Australian summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Port Jackson Pine\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Conical Form\u003c\/strong\u003e: A tight, symmetrical, narrow habit that needs no shaping to look formal.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAromatic Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine green scale leaves release a resinous cypress scent when brushed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Naturally occurs on dry rocky ridges and sandy soils and needs very little water once established.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Alternative\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fills the pencil-pine role in a design brief that calls for indigenous species.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePersistent Cones\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small knobbly woody cones held on the branches add texture and interest year round.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a close row it forms a slim evergreen wall where there is no width for a broad hedge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal Native Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Supplies vertical structure and clipped-looking form in an all-Australian planting scheme.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindbreak on Dry Sites\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tough enough for exposed ridges and inland properties with low rainfall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry and Driveway Markers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Matched pairs or repeated rhythm along a drive give a strong architectural line.\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 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharply drained sandy, gravelly or rocky soils, acidic to neutral; it will not tolerate heavy wet clay or irrigated lawn conditions\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly for the first three months, then taper to occasional deep soaks in dry spells only. Mulch with coarse gravel or bark, avoid rich fertiliser, and accept that this species will not reshoot from bare old wood, so shaping must be limited to light tip work.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 10m, occasionally taller in favourable sites\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow to moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern Australia, from Queensland through New South Wales and Victoria to Tasmania and South Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, with small woody cones instead\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795356418334,"sku":"ND-0304-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/5o87gQXivghw_nTBPjGm_1UUvrewu.jpg?v=1787314054","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/callitris-rhomboidea","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}