{"product_id":"corymbia-ficifolia-baby-orange","title":"Baby Orange Flowering Gum - Corymbia ficifolia ‘Baby Orange’","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\u003eBaby Orange Flowering Gum - Corymbia ficifolia ‘Baby Orange’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Baby Orange’ is a grafted dwarf selection of \u003cem\u003eCorymbia ficifolia\u003c\/em\u003e that flowers heavily at a size most gardens can actually accommodate. The flowers are a clear apricot-orange, carried in dense terminal clusters through summer, and because the plant is grafted onto hardy rootstock it copes with humidity and heavier soils that defeat seedling-grown flowering gums on the east coast. Choose it where you want a native bird magnet in a courtyard or under a power line rather than a full-sized gum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Baby Orange\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eControlled Size\u003c\/strong\u003e: A mature height around 3m makes it usable in small gardens, verges and pots.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Density\u003c\/strong\u003e: Summer clusters smother the canopy, and grafted plants generally flower from a young age.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Habitat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nectar draws honeyeaters and lorikeets, and the large urn-shaped gumnuts stay on the tree afterwards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrafted Advantage\u003c\/strong\u003e: The hardy rootstock widens its tolerance of humidity, clay and root disease compared with seedling plants.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraft Union Care\u003c\/strong\u003e: Keep the union above soil and mulch level, and rub off any shoots below it, or the rootstock will take over.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Delivers a full flowering gum display in a bed only a couple of metres across.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStreet Verge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fits comfortably beneath overhead services where standard eucalypts cannot go.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Bird Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pairs with grevilleas and banksias to extend nectar supply through summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Containers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its restrained root system suits a big pot on a terrace in full sun.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-2.5m for a repeating row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn in warm districts, spring where frost is a factor\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free-draining soil of low to moderate fertility. Avoid phosphorus-rich fertilisers, and mound the planting on clay so water moves away from the root collar.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly for the first summer, then only during extended dry spells, as overwatering is a greater risk than drought. Mulch with 50mm of coarse material pulled well back from the stem, and stake only lightly and briefly so the trunk builds its own strength.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5-3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast in the early years\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 The species is restricted to a small area of far south-west Western Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apricot to orange, through summer\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795362971934,"sku":"ND-0539-400MM","price":975.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/F-QOy95hCZBLXbYus2F1q_ExZQCxfa.jpg?v=1787314248","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/corymbia-ficifolia-baby-orange","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}