{"product_id":"luma-apiculata","title":"Chilean Myrtle - Luma apiculata","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\u003eChilean Myrtle - Luma apiculata\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bark is the reason to plant this one. \u003cem\u003eLuma apiculata\u003c\/em\u003e sheds in patches to reveal a smooth cinnamon orange trunk streaked with cream, a colour that intensifies as the tree ages and multiple stems develop. Above that sits a dense canopy of small, dark, aromatic evergreen leaves, white flowers with prominent stamens in late summer, and edible purple black berries in autumn. It belongs in cool moist climates such as Victoria, Tasmania, the Adelaide Hills and the New South Wales tablelands, where it can be grown as a small tree or clipped tightly as a formal hedge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Chilean Myrtle\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCinnamon Bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Peeling patches expose bright orange and cream trunks that are the plant's defining feature at close range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Dense Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small aromatic leaves take clipping well, which is why it is one of the better evergreen hedge subjects in cool districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLate Summer Flower\u003c\/strong\u003e: White flowers with a boss of stamens cover the canopy when little else is in bloom.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible Berries\u003c\/strong\u003e: Purple black fruit follows the flowers and attracts birds through autumn.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMulti Stem Potential\u003c\/strong\u003e: Left unpruned at the base it forms several trunks, multiplying the bark display.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal Hedging\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clipped to 1.5 to 2.5m it holds a crisp face with two trims a year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMulti Stem Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown as a small tree with lower branches removed it becomes a bark specimen beside an entry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense evergreen cover gives year round privacy in confined cool climate gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWoodland Edge\u003c\/strong\u003e: It sits well among camellias, hydrangeas and maples in a sheltered cool garden.\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 1.5m\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 spring, avoiding hard frost periods for young plants\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moisture retentive, humus rich, free draining soil; it dislikes hot dry sand and prolonged drought\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the root zone evenly moist through the first two summers, as young plants check badly if allowed to dry out. Mulch with 50 to 75mm of leaf litter or fine bark and shelter new plants from hot dry wind while the canopy fills.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 8m as a tree, readily held lower by clipping\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\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 to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Temperate rainforests of Chile and southern Argentina\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795333284126,"sku":"ND-1120-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/iNgvNj-AgxmZMrTZA3aXs_lg1Q6YwQ.jpg?v=1787313540","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/luma-apiculata","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}