{"product_id":"elaeagnus-ebbingei-hedge","title":"Silverberry (Hedge) - 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 (Hedge) - Elaeagnus x ebbingei\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilverberry is the hedge you plant where other hedges have already failed. \u003cem\u003eElaeagnus x ebbingei\u003c\/em\u003e carries leathery dark green leaves backed with a silver scaly underside, so the whole plant flickers between green and pewter as it moves. It handles salt laden coastal wind, poor sandy soil, alkaline ground, drought and frost, and it fixes its own nitrogen, which is why it establishes on sites where a conventional hedge would sit and sulk. In autumn it produces small cream flowers that are barely visible and remarkably strongly scented.\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 hedge a shifting metallic quality in wind.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e: Salt spray and constant sea wind cause no leaf burn, making it one of the best hedges for exposed foreshore sites.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn fragrance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small inconspicuous flowers release a powerful sweet scent through autumn evenings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNitrogen fixing\u003c\/strong\u003e: It improves its own soil and establishes readily on poor, infertile and sandy ground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense to the base\u003c\/strong\u003e: It furnishes right down to ground level, so a hedge does not go bare underneath as it ages.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal windbreak hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted along an exposed boundary it takes the force of salt wind off the rest of the garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundary privacy screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sheared twice a year it holds a clean formal face at 1.5 to 2.5m.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDifficult dry sites\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sandy, alkaline and low fertility ground where other hedges stall are well within its range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal shrub mass\u003c\/strong\u003e: Left unclipped it forms a broad, arching evergreen mass in a large mixed border.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1m centres for a solid clipped hedge, 1.2m for a looser screen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m where individual shrubs are grown unclipped\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring. It establishes readily in most conditions short of hard frost\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost any free draining soil, including sand, gravel and alkaline ground. Only permanent waterlogging defeats it\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer to settle the roots, after which it is largely self sufficient in most Australian coastal climates. Mulch along the hedge line to 75mm, tip prune lightly in the first two seasons to build density low down, and remove any plain green or overly vigorous reverting shoots as soon as they appear.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m unpruned, readily held at 1.5 to 2.5m as a hedge\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m unpruned\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 A hybrid of garden origin, with parent species from Japan and east Asia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small cream flowers, visually insignificant but strongly fragrant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795371950366,"sku":"ND-0653-500MM","price":1625.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/VetFxdxtJ6bQCMw0C6Xyn_mbYZb1mr.jpg?v=1787314447","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/elaeagnus-ebbingei-hedge","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}