{"product_id":"erythrina-vespertilio","title":"Bat’s Wing Coral Tree - Erythrina vespertilio","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\u003eBat’s Wing Coral Tree - Erythrina vespertilio\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew Australian trees are as instantly identifiable as \u003cem\u003eErythrina vespertilio\u003c\/em\u003e, whose leaflets are shaped like a bat in flight, splayed wide and notched at the tip. It is a genuinely dry country tree, dropping its leaves through the cool or dry season and then firing scarlet to orange pea flowers along the bare branches. Where a garden needs a sculptural, drought hardened feature rather than year round green, this is the specimen that carries it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Bat’s Wing Coral Tree\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf Silhouette\u003c\/strong\u003e: The bat wing leaflet shape is unique among Australian trees and reads clearly even at a distance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBare Wood Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Scarlet to orange flowers appear on leafless branches in late winter and spring, drawing lorikeets and honeyeaters.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: A thickened trunk and deep roots let it hold through long rainless periods once established.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCorky Trunk\u003c\/strong\u003e: Older trees develop a fissured, corky, often prickly trunk with real sculptural presence.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Light\u003c\/strong\u003e: Because it is deciduous, it lets winter sun reach the house or garden beneath it.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry garden feature tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: The centrepiece of a gravel, arid or native dry country planting scheme.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural and acreage specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles unirrigated paddock edges and homestead surrounds across inland Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorthern shade tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gives light dappled summer shade and opens up completely for the dry season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nectar rich flowers and hollow forming timber support birds and native bees.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a screening subject; allow 5 to 6m if planted in a line\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 10m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring to early summer, or the start of the wet season in the north\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandy, gravelly or loamy soils with sharp drainage; it will not tolerate heavy wet clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first two summers only, since overwatering does more damage than drought to this species. Mulch with coarse gravel or chunky bark and keep the trunk base dry and clear.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 12m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Widespread across northern and inland Australia, extending into Queensland and New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scarlet to orange red\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795374539038,"sku":"ND-0681-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/RKEkbpv44pM8pf5RK8IDh_Q0mTS3Oi.jpg?v=1787314520","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/erythrina-vespertilio","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}