{"product_id":"flowering-plum-purple-leaf-plum-prunus-x-blireana","title":"Blireana Flowering Plum - Prunus x blireana","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\u003eBlireana Flowering Plum - Prunus x blireana\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrunus x blireana\u003c\/em\u003e is the double-flowered ornamental plum that appears in older Australian gardens and street plantings across Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and the tablelands, and it remains hard to beat for late winter blossom. The fully double pink flowers open on bare wood and carry a light almond fragrance, followed by coppery-bronze foliage that softens to bronze-green through summer. It is grown for display rather than fruit, and rarely sets more than a token crop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Blireana Flowering Plum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDouble Pink Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rosette-shaped double flowers last longer on the tree than the single blossom of most ornamental plums.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Timing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers in late winter to very early spring, ahead of almost everything else in a temperate garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColoured Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: New leaves emerge coppery-purple and hold a bronze cast, so the tree contributes after flowering finishes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight Fragrance\u003c\/strong\u003e: A gentle almond scent carries on still days, which is worth siting near a path or window.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModest Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mature height stays within suburban limits and the root system is not aggressive.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront Garden Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree becomes the focal point of a street-facing garden for six weeks each year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuburban Avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated along a driveway or nature strip it gives a coordinated late winter display.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeritage Garden Restoration\u003c\/strong\u003e: Period-appropriate for Federation and mid-century Australian gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Lawn Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rounded canopy throws light summer shade without dominating a modest backyard.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 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 Winter, while the tree is bare and dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Well-drained loam or clay loam; avoid sites where water sits around the trunk in winter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first two summers, tapering off as the tree colours up in autumn. Mulch to 75mm in a wide ring clear of the trunk, and prune only lightly straight after flowering, since heavy cuts into old wood are slow to heal on ornamental plums.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\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 Garden hybrid of Asian parentage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795322994974,"sku":"ND-0825-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795323027742,"sku":"ND-0825-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795323060510,"sku":"ND-0825-100L","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":59795323093278,"sku":"ND-0825-200L","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/purple-leaf-plum-prunus-x-blireana-bag_3f7e7a78-ed5e-4558-a892-6295ba426328.jpg?v=1787178521","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/flowering-plum-purple-leaf-plum-prunus-x-blireana","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}