{"product_id":"eucalyptus-cinerea-silver-shadow","title":"Silver Shadow Gum - Eucalyptus cinerea ‘Silver Shadow’","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\u003eSilver Shadow Gum - Eucalyptus cinerea ‘Silver Shadow’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArgyle apple is grown for its juvenile foliage: rounded, stem clasping, silver white leaves in opposite pairs along powdery grey stems. 'Silver Shadow' is a selection of \u003cem\u003eEucalyptus cinerea\u003c\/em\u003e chosen because it holds that juvenile leaf form for longer and stays more compact than the wild species, so the silver effect lasts instead of giving way to ordinary adult leaves. It is the eucalypt florists cut for foliage and gardeners plant for colour contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Silver Shadow Gum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Round, powder coated leaves give a pale silver grey that lifts dark green plantings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: Smaller and denser than the wild argyle apple, so it fits a suburban garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Comes from cold tableland country and handles hard frost without damage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stems can be harvested year round for arrangements without harming the tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoppicing Response\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cut back hard in late winter it reshoots with fresh, intensely silver juvenile growth.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage Contrast\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used deliberately as the pale element in a mixed native planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Garden Gum\u003c\/strong\u003e: A eucalypt at a scale that will not threaten a suburban house.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCutting Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown and coppiced purely for florists' foliage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a row for a soft grey windbreak on cold sites.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, with spring preferred in cold districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soils of low to moderate fertility, avoiding waterlogging and phosphorus heavy fertilisers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply but only fortnightly through the first summer, then leave it to fend for itself. Stake lightly or not at all so the trunk thickens naturally, and keep mulch clear of the base.\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 4m\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 Tablelands of southern New South Wales and north eastern Victoria\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream to white in small clusters\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795341672734,"sku":"ND-0686-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/ZDBxcN4gPZ-g_xRih78Bt_OrXS3tIM.jpg?v=1787313787","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/eucalyptus-cinerea-silver-shadow","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}