{"product_id":"cassia-javanica","title":"Apple Blossom Cassia - Cassia javanica","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\u003eApple Blossom Cassia - Cassia javanica\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew tropical trees flower as heavily as this one. \u003cem\u003eCassia javanica\u003c\/em\u003e covers itself in pendulous trusses of pink flowers that age through to cream, usually across late spring and early summer, and often while the branches are still bare or half clothed. It is a genuine tropical to warm subtropical tree, so it belongs from the northern rivers of New South Wales upward rather than in Sydney or Melbourne gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Apple Blossom Cassia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Load\u003c\/strong\u003e: A mature tree in full bloom carries flower over almost the entire canopy, with the colour shifting from deep pink through to near white as the trusses age.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCanopy Shape\u003c\/strong\u003e: It develops a broad, vase shaped crown that spreads wider than it stands tall, giving useful dappled shade.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Speed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Given warmth and water it puts on height quickly, reaching a usable size within five or six years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate Limit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Frost is the hard boundary. Young trees are damaged by even light frost and the species will not persist in cold air drainage hollows.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf Cycle\u003c\/strong\u003e: It drops some or all of its fine pinnate foliage in the dry season, which is what allows the flowers to show so clearly.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLawn feature tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Standing alone on turf, the spreading crown and flowering display carry a whole front garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTropical street and park planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Widely used in northern council plantings where the verge is wide enough for the spread.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade over an outdoor area\u003c\/strong\u003e: It filters harsh tropical sun, though expect flower and leaf litter beneath it in season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge resort and acreage gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: The scale of the flowering makes sense at a distance across open ground.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a hedging plant, group no closer than 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 12m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e The start of the wet season in the tropics, November to January; spring in the subtropics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, free draining loam or sandy loam; it accepts coastal sands but will not tolerate waterlogging or heavy compacted clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first two dry seasons, then weekly until the canopy closes. Stake young trees firmly against storm wind, because the timber is brittle and a snapped leader spoils the crown shape for good.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Semi-deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e South-east Asia, including Java, Indonesia and Thailand\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pink ageing to cream and white\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795374375198,"sku":"ND-0380-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/QYGiOzH_EUkIl9be--vdC_P4R0RZqS.jpg?v=1787314520","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cassia-javanica","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}