{"product_id":"hakea-salicifolia","title":"Willow Leaf Hakea - Hakea salicifolia","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\u003eWillow Leaf Hakea - Hakea salicifolia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWillow Leaf Hakea earns its place by being the fast, forgiving native screen that still looks tidy at ten years. \u003cem\u003eHakea salicifolia\u003c\/em\u003e carries narrow willow-shaped leaves on a densely branched frame, flushing coppery bronze with each new growth cycle, and it takes hard clipping without thinning out at the base. Landscapers reach for it where a Photinia would struggle with dry soil or reflected heat, because it delivers a solid two metre wall in two or three seasons and asks for almost nothing afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Willow Leaf Hakea\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreen Density\u003c\/strong\u003e: Branches from ground level, so there is no bare-legged gap under the hedge as it ages.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBronze Flush\u003c\/strong\u003e: New growth emerges reddish bronze, giving a clipped hedge several colour cycles through the warmer months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClipping Response\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reshoots freely from semi-hard wood, so it can be brought back if a hedge gets away from you.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Soil Resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e: Established plants hold foliage through long dry spells that scorch exotic screening shrubs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Flower\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small creamy white clusters sit in the leaf axils through late winter and spring, feeding native bees and small honeyeaters.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundary Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a single row it forms a fast privacy hedge along fence lines and side boundaries.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its flexible branching absorbs wind rather than fighting it, making it useful on exposed rural and semi-rural blocks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Mixed Border\u003c\/strong\u003e: The fine willow-like leaf reads as a soft green backdrop behind grevilleas, correas and native grasses.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense twiggy growth gives small birds safe shelter and nesting cover close to the house.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring in temperate districts, autumn in warm zones. Avoid mid summer planting inland.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining sand, gravel or light clay. As a member of the protea family it resents phosphorus, so use only native-safe low phosphorus fertiliser and never fresh manure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first summer, then taper to occasional deep soaks only. Mulch 75mm thick but pull it back a hand's width from the stem, and tip prune lightly from the first season to build density rather than waiting for height.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m, occasionally 7m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 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 to light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coastal eastern New South Wales and southeast Queensland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795294880030,"sku":"ND-0918-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Ej3xmAq1XjGpH6LjrB4iu_ZKnujBXR.jpg?v=1787313026","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/hakea-salicifolia","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}