{"product_id":"erythrina-x-sykesii","title":"Coral Tree - Erythrina x sykesii","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\u003eCoral Tree - Erythrina x sykesii\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew trees announce winter as loudly as the coral tree. \u003cem\u003eErythrina x sykesii\u003c\/em\u003e drops its leaves and then covers bare grey branches with scarlet claw shaped flowers through the coldest months, feeding lorikeets and honeyeaters when little else is out. It is a big, fast, forgiving tree for open ground, and it needs to be sited with that scale in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Coral Tree\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Scarlet flower spikes crowd leafless branches from late autumn through early spring.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Puts on height faster than almost any deciduous shade tree, even on poor or sandy ground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: The corky, water storing trunk lets it live on rainfall alone once established.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles salt laden wind and exposed foreshore positions that kill most flowering trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nectar rich flowers arrive in the leanest part of the year for nectar feeding birds.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOpen lawn or paddock\u003c\/strong\u003e: Needs clear space for a wide, heavy limbed canopy well away from buildings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a line it shelters gardens behind it from salt wind.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural boundary\u003c\/strong\u003e: A traditional fence line and stock shade tree across eastern Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eParkland colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used in broad public plantings where the winter display is seen from a distance.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6-8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 10-12m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and early summer, once frost risk has passed\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Undemanding across sand, loam and clay, tolerant of salt and low fertility, wants reasonable drainage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first summer only, as it needs very little afterwards. Prune structurally while young to limit long horizontal limbs, and keep it well clear of paving, pipes, pools and structures because the timber is brittle and the roots run near the surface.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10-15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10-15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\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 Sterile hybrid of garden origin, long grown in Australia and New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scarlet red, winter to early spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795352715550,"sku":"ND-0682-100L","price":1475.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/92pku9k1tCvU_XmpaMZua_3XLqXo8d.jpg?v=1787313983","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/erythrina-x-sykesii","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}