{"product_id":"eucalyptus-fibrosa","title":"Broad-Leaved Ironbark - Eucalyptus fibrosa","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\u003eBroad-Leaved Ironbark - Eucalyptus fibrosa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBroad-Leaved Ironbark is a hard country tree. \u003cem\u003eEucalyptus fibrosa\u003c\/em\u003e holds deeply furrowed, almost black ironbark right out to the small branches and carries broad dull grey green adult leaves, giving it a heavier and more sculptural outline than the smooth barked gums. It grows on shallow, infertile clay where better looking trees fail, and it flowers white through summer when nectar is scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Broad-Leaved Ironbark\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePersistent Black Bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deeply furrowed ironbark covers the entire trunk and branches, and unlike gums it never sheds to a smooth surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoor Soil Performance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Established on shallow clay and gravel country that will not carry a more demanding species.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Season Endurance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep rooting and genuinely drought hardy once past establishment.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSummer Nectar\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers through the warmer months and is a well known nectar source for bees and honeyeaters.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWind Firm Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: Heavy timber and a stout branch structure make it stable on exposed rural sites.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAcreage Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Provides stock and paddock shade with a trunk tough enough to take rubbing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eParks and School Grounds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large scale canopy for open public space well clear of buildings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife Corridors\u003c\/strong\u003e: A key nectar and habitat species in dry sclerophyll revegetation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreening Degraded Clay Sites\u003c\/strong\u003e: Establishes on compacted or worked-over ground where other trees stall.\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 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 14m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, or at the start of the summer rains in Queensland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tolerant of shallow, infertile clay, gravel and loam. It prefers free drainage but copes with heavy soils, and it does not want rich, constantly wet ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first summer only, since eucalypts establish faster when made to chase moisture downward. Mulch a wide ring clear of the trunk and keep grass competition off the root zone for the first two years.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 to 25m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 12m\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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coastal and inland Queensland and New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White to cream\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795370639646,"sku":"ND-0692-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":59795370672414,"sku":"ND-0692-75L","price":975.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/k0cqPzhKGQfVUhwjKCEpE_9zm5TiT5.jpg?v=1787314385","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/eucalyptus-fibrosa","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}