{"product_id":"eucalyptus-nitens","title":"Shining Gum - Eucalyptus nitens","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\u003eShining Gum - Eucalyptus nitens\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShining Gum is one of the fastest growing hardwoods in the world and the backbone of cool climate plantation forestry in Tasmania and the Victorian highlands. \u003cem\u003eEucalyptus nitens\u003c\/em\u003e holds large, glossy, blue green juvenile leaves for several years before switching to long, lustrous adult foliage, and its smooth grey white trunk sheds in long ribbons. This is a genuinely large forest tree, so it belongs on acreage, in shelterbelts and in cold high rainfall districts rather than on a suburban block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Shining Gum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExceptional Growth Rate\u003c\/strong\u003e: On suitable cold, high rainfall sites it puts on two metres or more a year in its early life.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold and Snow Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles severe frost and periodic snow load better than almost any other commercial eucalypt.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlossy Juvenile Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: The large waxy blue green juvenile leaves are strikingly ornamental for the first several years and are cut for floristry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmooth Ribbon Bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: A clean pale trunk with hanging ribbons of shed bark gives strong vertical presence in a plantation or windbreak.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTimber and Shelter Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Straight, fast, dense growing stems make it the standard species for cold climate farm shelterbelts and pulpwood.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarm Shelterbelt\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rows across prevailing wind give substantial stock and pasture protection within five to seven years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAcreage Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Effective for blocking distant views or neighbouring infrastructure on properties with room for a full sized forest tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Climate Reforestation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits the Central Highlands, Gippsland, Tasmania and the New South Wales tablelands above roughly 700mm annual rainfall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarbon and Woodlot Plantings\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its growth rate makes it a common choice for private woodlots and farm carbon plantings.\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 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 to 15m, and site it well away from buildings, septic systems and services\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn to early spring in cold districts, timed to winter and spring rainfall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, moderately fertile, acid to neutral soils with reliable moisture. It performs poorly on shallow, dry, alkaline or drought prone sites and needs a cold climate to do well.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Control grass competition in a metre wide circle around each tree, which matters more than watering for this species. Water fortnightly through the first summer, mulch to 75mm clear of the trunk, and expect very rapid extension growth from the second year onwards, so plan clearances generously from the start.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 to 40m in cultivation, taller on prime forest sites\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 15m\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 Cool mountain districts of Victoria and southern New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white, in summer\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795380371742,"sku":"ND-0708-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/A7N-eRwhcnMI7ICXvRueB_FyvEwXFa.jpg?v=1787314673","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/eucalyptus-nitens","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}