{"product_id":"elaeagnus-ebbingei-balls","title":"Silverberry (Ball) - Elaeagnus x ebbingei","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\u003eSilverberry (Ball) - Elaeagnus x ebbingei\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClipped into a ball, \u003cem\u003eElaeagnus x ebbingei\u003c\/em\u003e gives you a formal evergreen sphere that survives conditions which would strip a buxus or an English box to sticks. The leaves are leathery, dark green above and coated in fine silver scales beneath, so every breeze turns the ball from green to pewter. It is genuinely salt tolerant, wind hardy and drought tolerant once established, which makes it the practical choice for coastal and exposed formal work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Silverberry\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo Toned Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dark green upper surfaces over silver undersides give the clipped form movement and depth rather than a flat green mass.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: It shrugs off salt laden wind that burns most formal hedging plants.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense Response to Clipping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cutting drives it to break from old wood, so the ball tightens rather than thins over the years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Perfume\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small cream flowers in autumn are visually insignificant but intensely fragrant, carrying surprising distance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It fixes its own nitrogen and performs on poor, sandy and alkaline soils where other evergreens starve.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepeated Ball Sequence\u003c\/strong\u003e: A run of matched balls along a path or driveway delivers formality without the fragility of clipped box.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Front Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Holds its shape and colour in exposed positions within sight of the water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Planters\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits substantial pots either side of an entry, and copes with the restricted root volume.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHedge Punctuation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used as full stops at the ends or corners of a low hedge run to break the horizontal 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 1.2 to 1.5m for a repeated ball sequence\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m, or in matched pairs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and spring, though container grown plants transplant reliably at almost any time\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost any free draining soil, from coastal sand to improved clay, acidic through to alkaline. Avoid permanently wet ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly through the first summer to settle the root ball, after which it becomes notably drought tolerant. Mulch to 75mm clear of the stems, hold off heavy nitrogen feeding, and clip the ball two or three times through the growing season, cutting back any strong upright shoot as soon as it breaks the outline since these run away quickly if ignored.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.4m as a maintained ball, 3 to 4m if left unclipped\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.4m as a maintained ball\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden hybrid, raised from Japanese parent species\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white, insignificant but strongly fragrant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"90L","offer_id":59795341541662,"sku":"ND-0652-90L","price":1225.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/K6q97Q6Yv8GIUjHjv0gUk_fJZ3nWe7.jpg?v=1787313718","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/elaeagnus-ebbingei-balls","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}