{"product_id":"melaleuca-lanceolata-moonah","title":"Moonah - Melaleuca lanceolata","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\u003eMoonah - Melaleuca lanceolata\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gnarled, wind sculpted Moonah is one of the defining trees of the southern Australian coast, and old specimens on the Mornington Peninsula are protected for good reason. \u003cem\u003eMelaleuca lanceolata\u003c\/em\u003e builds a dense dark green crown of fine leaves over a twisting trunk clad in soft grey papery bark, and it withstands salt spray, limestone soils, drought and relentless coastal wind. It is planted where nothing gentler will survive, and it grows into a character tree that improves for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Moonah\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtreme Coastal Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: It survives direct salt spray, sand blast and constant wind on front line coastal sites.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLimestone and Alkaline Soils\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unusually for an Australian native, it thrives on calcareous coastal soils and tolerates mild salinity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense Dark Canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine crowded foliage forms a genuinely solid crown that blocks wind rather than filtering it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSculptural Trunk\u003c\/strong\u003e: With age the trunk becomes twisted and heavily textured with layered papery bark, giving strong character.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSummer Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Creamy white bottlebrush spikes appear over summer into autumn and feed insects and honeyeaters.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront Line Coastal Windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: The most reliable dense screen available for exposed beach side properties in southern Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: An older tree with its twisted trunk exposed and skirt lifted becomes a genuine landscape feature.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndigenous Coastal Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A core species of Peninsula moonah woodland and of coastal restoration in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDryland Shelterbelt\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles alkaline, saline and drought prone inland sites where other shelter species fail.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and winter, using the cool season to establish roots before summer exposure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very adaptable across coastal sands, limestone soils, clays and gravels, alkaline through to neutral. It prefers free draining ground but tolerates brief winter wetness and low fertility.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first two summers and then withdraw irrigation, since it is genuinely drought hardy once rooted. Mulch to 75mm clear of the trunk, and on very exposed coastal sites use a temporary windbreak for the first year so the young crown develops evenly rather than being shaped one sided from the outset.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 8m, occasionally to 10m with age\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 6m\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 Australia, across Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and inland New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795357073694,"sku":"ND-1194-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/sR4vR0Ll1a0yO5p2rvgrv_ZN6Qx3bG.jpg?v=1787314118","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/melaleuca-lanceolata-moonah","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}