{"product_id":"calodendrum-capense-calodendron-cape-chestnut","title":"Cape Chestnut - Calodendrum capense","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\u003eCape Chestnut - Calodendrum capense\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a mature cape chestnut flowers it stops traffic, and that is not an exaggeration for a tree that carries huge terminal panicles of pink-lilac blossom across an entire rounded canopy in early summer. \u003cem\u003eCalodendrum capense\u003c\/em\u003e is an African member of the citrus family, and up close the flowers show the fine spotted petals and long curved stamens of that group. It is planted where a broad, dense, well-shaped shade tree is needed and there is genuine room for it to spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Cape Chestnut\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering Display\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large pink-lilac panicles cover the crown in late spring and early summer, one of the best flowering shade trees grown in Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCanopy Shape\u003c\/strong\u003e: The head is naturally broad and rounded with good branch structure, needing little corrective pruning.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReal Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense foliage casts proper shade over a lawn or paved area through summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUrban Durability\u003c\/strong\u003e: It performs as a street and park tree in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane given decent soil depth.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePatience Required\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trees put on frame and foliage first and flowering builds as they mature, so expect a shade tree before a flowering one.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvenue and Street Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Uniform habit and a high canopy make it a strong repeated street tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Lawn Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree on an open lawn is how the flowering display is best seen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePark and Estate Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Scale and longevity suit acreage, schools and civic landscapes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural Homestead Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Provides a broad shade canopy near a house on a property with space to give it.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6-7m for a canopy row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 8-10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn in mild districts, spring where frost occurs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, fertile, well-drained soil. It resents shallow rock and permanently wet ground, and it needs soil volume to develop its full canopy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first two summers to build a deep root system, then move to monthly soaks in dry spells. Mulch widely out to the drip line, held clear of the trunk, and shelter young trees from frost for their first few winters, as juvenile growth is more tender than mature wood.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10-15m in cultivation\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8-12m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Semi-deciduous, evergreen in warm moist climates and briefly leafless in cool or dry ones\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern and southern Africa, from South Africa north to Kenya\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pink to lilac, in early summer\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"50L","offer_id":59795300581662,"sku":"ND-0306-50L","price":925.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":59795300614430,"sku":"ND-0306-150L","price":2675.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/qr-ilSbEMowkd4PmzCpwI_AcYymn4b.jpg?v=1787313110","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/calodendrum-capense-calodendron-cape-chestnut","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}