{"product_id":"leptospermum-lanigerum-cape-schanck","title":"Cape Schanck Woolly Tea Tree - Leptospermum lanigerum ‘Cape Schanck’","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\u003eCape Schanck Woolly Tea Tree - Leptospermum lanigerum ‘Cape Schanck’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoolly Tea Tree takes its name from the fine silvery hairs that cover the young leaves and stems, giving the whole shrub a soft grey sheen that intensifies in wind and low sun. \u003cem\u003eLeptospermum lanigerum\u003c\/em\u003e is unusually accommodating for a tea tree, growing equally well in the damp peaty soils of a drainage line and in dry coastal sand once established, and this Cape Schanck form is raised from local Mornington Peninsula seed. In late spring it covers itself in small white flowers, and its dense low branching makes it a genuinely useful screening shrub as well as a habitat plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Woolly Tea Tree\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Grey Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine hairy leaves give a soft, muted grey green tone that reads beautifully against darker natives and coastal stone.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet and Dry Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles seasonally waterlogged peaty ground and, once established, extended coastal dry, a combination few shrubs manage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLate Spring Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: White five petalled flowers open densely along the stems through October to December.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWind and Salt Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Exposed Peninsula and Tasmanian coastal populations show its capacity to take salt laden wind.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense Low Branching\u003c\/strong\u003e: It furnishes from ground level, so it screens properly rather than lifting into a bare stemmed shrub.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: A staggered row filters wind and blocks sightlines along an exposed boundary within three to four years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Area Revegetation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits swale edges, dam surrounds and seasonally damp corners on Peninsula and Gippsland properties.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Habitat Thicket\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine dense growth gives small birds nesting cover, and the flowers feed native bees heavily.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Toned Mass Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grouped in drifts it provides a soft grey mid layer between darker shrubs and open ground.\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 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and winter in southern Australia, using the wet season for root establishment.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very adaptable across sands, loams, clays and peaty soils, acid to neutral. It accepts seasonal wetness and does not require sharp drainage, though it will not sit in permanent standing water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer, then reduce sharply, since established plants rarely need irrigation in southern Victoria. Mulch to 75mm, and tip prune lightly after flowering each year for the first few years to build density from the base rather than allowing it to run upward.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to 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 South eastern Australia, including Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795380175134,"sku":"ND-1068-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/P3H226mjjB5uiOyWuF_LC_AJ1TvdTZ.jpg?v=1787314672","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/leptospermum-lanigerum-cape-schanck","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}