{"product_id":"juniperus-chinensis-oblonga-cloud-pruned","title":"Oblonga Juniper (Topiary) - Juniperus chinensis ‘Oblonga’","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\u003eOblonga Juniper (Topiary) - Juniperus chinensis ‘Oblonga’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied as a trained topiary, this \u003cem\u003eJuniperus chinensis\u003c\/em\u003e selection has been grown and clipped over several seasons into a defined shape and will hold it with two trims a year. Junipers make particularly good topiary in the Australian climate because they are dense, fine textured, aromatic and genuinely drought hardy, so a formal shape can be maintained on a hot exposed site without irrigation of the kind a buxus or a conifer hedge would demand. The foliage is a deep blue green that darkens rather than yellows through winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Oblonga Juniper Topiary\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrained Form\u003c\/strong\u003e: The plant arrives already shaped, so the formal effect is present from day one rather than in five years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClipping Response\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine scale like foliage breaks readily after trimming and knits back into a solid surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat and Drought\u003c\/strong\u003e: Established junipers tolerate reflected heat off paving and long dry spells better than most clipped plants.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unbothered by hard frost, so the same shape works in Ballarat and in Bundaberg.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAromatic Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: The resinous scent released by trimming is a small pleasure, and the foliage is rarely browsed by rabbits or possums.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry Pairs\u003c\/strong\u003e: A matched pair either side of a front door or gate, the simplest formal gesture there is.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Formal Bed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated at even spacing along a path where a hedge would be too heavy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Planters\u003c\/strong\u003e: Holds its shape in a pot far better than fast growing clipped alternatives.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Water Formal Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Delivers structure and symmetry in a garden designed around minimal irrigation.\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 to 1.2m for a clipped row that eventually reads as continuous.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m for individually read topiary.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding midsummer heat.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining, including poor sandy and alkaline soils. Wet feet are the one thing junipers will not survive.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first summer and then only in extended dry spells. Feed with a slow release fertiliser in spring, and trim twice a year in late spring and late summer, always in dry weather so cut foliage seals quickly.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m as maintained topiary. Left unclipped the plant would eventually exceed 4m.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m as clipped\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow to moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen conifer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The species occurs in China, Mongolia and Japan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"90L","offer_id":59795324698910,"sku":"ND-1015-90L","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/nH4yk61hMV64qFq7J0V-b_RPJUYYW8.jpg?v=1787313360","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/juniperus-chinensis-oblonga-cloud-pruned","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}