{"product_id":"eucalyptus-caesia","title":"Gungurru - Eucalyptus caesia","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\u003eGungurru - Eucalyptus caesia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGungurru is a small weeping eucalypt from the granite outcrops of the Western Australian wheatbelt, and everything about it is ornamental rather than utilitarian. \u003cem\u003eEucalyptus caesia\u003c\/em\u003e carries curling reddish minni ritchi bark, powdery white new stems, and pendulous branches hung with silver dusted buds that open to pink red brushes through winter and spring. It is chosen where a garden needs a light, see through, sculptural tree rather than a solid canopy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Gungurru\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pink to red flowers appear from mid winter into spring, when very little else in an Australian garden is in bloom.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMinni ritchi bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Curling coppery strips peel back off the trunk to reveal fresh green beneath, a year round feature.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver bloom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Buds, young stems and fruit carry a white waxy coating that reads as silver against the red bark.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeeping habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slender pendulous branchlets move constantly and cast a light, dappled shade rather than deep shadow.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNectar source\u003c\/strong\u003e: Winter flowers pull in honeyeaters at the leanest time of year.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaterwise feature tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single specimen in gravel mulch is the classic use in Perth, Adelaide and dry inland gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard scale eucalypt\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small enough and light enough in canopy to sit near a house where larger gums cannot.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative cottage planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Combines with kangaroo paw, grevillea and eremophila in a low water bed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRock and outcrop gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its natural home is granite, so it looks right planted among boulders and sharp gravel.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m for an informal group; it is too open to make a true screen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn in Mediterranean climates so winter rain establishes it; early spring in frost prone districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage is non negotiable; sandy, gravelly or decomposed granite soils suit it, and it is short lived in humid, heavy or summer wet ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first summer and then almost not at all, since summer irrigation shortens its life. Stake lightly against wind while the root plate forms, because the weeping crown can rock a young tree loose in sandy soil.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\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 Granite outcrops of the south west Western Australian wheatbelt\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pink to red with yellow anthers\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795344458014,"sku":"ND-0684-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Xj6pt2Hc909YQOHTqrDIY_nWqCeZKT.jpg?v=1787313788","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/eucalyptus-caesia","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}