{"product_id":"longan-dimocarpus-longan","title":"Longan - Dimocarpus longan","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\u003eLongan - Dimocarpus longan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLongan is the lychee's close relative and the easier of the two to grow across a wider slice of Australia, cropping well in the dry tropics and warm subtropics. \u003cem\u003eDimocarpus longan\u003c\/em\u003e makes a handsome dense evergreen with dark, leathery pinnate leaves and a rounded canopy that reads as a genuine shade tree, not just an orchard plant. The fruit hangs in heavy panicles in late summer, thin brown skin over translucent flesh with a musky sweetness quite unlike lychee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Longan\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thick dark foliage forms a rounded crown that provides real shade as well as fruit.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy bunches\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fruit is carried in large hanging panicles, so a mature tree can yield substantially in a good season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWider climate range\u003c\/strong\u003e: It fruits in drier and slightly cooler subtropical conditions than lychee will accept.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong lived\u003c\/strong\u003e: A well sited tree remains productive for decades and becomes a permanent structural element.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWind firm\u003c\/strong\u003e: The strong branch structure holds up better in summer storms than many soft wooded tropical fruit trees.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHome orchard tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kept pruned to picking height, one tree supplies a household through late summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubtropical shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its dense crown cools a yard in Brisbane, the Northern Rivers and coastal Queensland.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMixed fruit planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: It combines well with mango, avocado and citrus in a warm climate food garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural windbreak row\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted along a boundary it shelters more tender crops while producing fruit itself.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 to 9m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring into early summer once soil has warmed\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, free draining sandy loam is ideal, slightly acidic. It is intolerant of waterlogging, so mound the planting site on heavier ground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water two to three times a week for the first two years, then reduce and allow a drier, cooler period in late autumn and winter, which is what triggers flowering. Mulch widely but clear of the trunk, shelter young trees from strong wind, and prune after harvest to keep the canopy open and the fruit within reach.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 12m unpruned, commonly held at 4 to 5m in home gardens\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern China and mainland South East Asia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small cream to pale yellow, in branched sprays\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795288293662,"sku":"ND-1113-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/2o0mMafOqtizj13wIS1lu_zPbdsGZp.jpg?v=1787312753","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/longan-dimocarpus-longan","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}