{"product_id":"juniperus-x-media-hetzii-clouds","title":"Hetzii Juniper (Topiary) - Juniperus x media ‘Hetzii’","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\u003eHetzii Juniper (Topiary) - Juniperus x media ‘Hetzii’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrained as topiary, ‘Hetzii’ stops being the wide spreading shrub of car parks and becomes a tight blue-grey column, cone or spiral on a clean stem. \u003cem\u003eJuniperus x media\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Hetzii’ suits this work because its foliage is fine, dense and slow enough to hold a crisp edge between clips, and it does it in heat, wind and poor soil that would defeat a buxus or a conifer needing cool moist ground. Choose it where formal structure is wanted but irrigation will be limited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Hetzii Juniper\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHolds a Clipped Line\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine scale foliage on dense twiggy growth takes shears cleanly and stays sharp for months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlue-Grey Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: The soft steel tone sits well against rendered walls, limestone and silver-foliage plantings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardy Both Ways\u003c\/strong\u003e: It tolerates real frost and searing summer heat, which few formal evergreens manage together.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoor Soil Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It performs in shallow, rocky, alkaline and sandy soils, including coastal sites with salt wind.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrune With Care\u003c\/strong\u003e: Junipers do not reshoot from bare inner wood, so keep every cut in green growth and never cut back past the foliage.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal Entry Pairs\u003c\/strong\u003e: Matched specimens flanking a door or gate give immediate symmetry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway Rhythm\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated at even spacing they mark a long drive without blocking sightlines.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature Pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large urns on a terrace suit a shape that holds its outline year round.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Water Formal Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gives Mediterranean or classical structure to a garden on restricted 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 1-1.5m for a clipped row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding the peak of summer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Any free-draining soil, acid or alkaline. Waterlogging is the one thing that kills it, so mound the planting on clay and never place it at the low point of a bed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week for the first season, then back off, as constant moisture invites root rot. Mulch with 50mm of bark held clear of the trunk, and clip lightly twice a year, in spring and again in late summer, to keep the trained shape crisp.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5-2.5m as a maintained topiary form\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8-1.2m maintained, spreading well beyond that if left unclipped\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, tolerating a few hours of shade at most\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden origin, from Asian juniper parentage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, with small blue-grey berry-like cones\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795325026590,"sku":"ND-1022-400MM","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70L","offer_id":59795325059358,"sku":"ND-1022-70L","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/1Sxy9KbdXL6cb7mna9GCd_MiBSAPWW.jpg?v=1787313363","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/juniperus-x-media-hetzii-clouds","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}