{"product_id":"melaleuca-leucadendra-fine-leaf","title":"Fine Leaf Weeping Paperbark - Melaleuca leucadendra ‘Fine Leaf’","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\u003eFine Leaf Weeping Paperbark - Melaleuca leucadendra ‘Fine Leaf’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe weeping paperbark is already one of the most graceful Australian trees, and this selection refines it further with narrower, finer foliage that hangs in long curtains from arching branches. \u003cem\u003eMelaleuca leucadendra\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Fine Leaf’ builds the same thick, layered, cream to white papery bark that peels in soft sheets, and it carries the species tolerance for ground that floods in the wet and bakes in the dry. In a warm-climate garden it delivers movement, texture and pale trunk colour all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Fine Leaf Weeping Paperbark\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeeping Curtain\u003c\/strong\u003e: Long pendulous branchlets of narrow leaves move constantly in light wind, which very few native trees do so well.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePapery White Bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thick, soft, layered bark peels in cream and buff sheets and lights up when uplit at night.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlood and Drought Range\u003c\/strong\u003e: Naturally grows on seasonally inundated flats yet copes with long dry periods once rooted.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRefined Leaf\u003c\/strong\u003e: Finer foliage than the standard species gives a lighter, softer canopy that filters rather than blocks light.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNectar Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Creamy bottlebrush spikes bring honeyeaters, bats and native bees into the garden.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside and Courtyard Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: The weeping form and pale trunk suit warm-climate resort-style planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Area Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits dam edges, drainage swales and low ground that holds water after storms.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoulevard and Car Park\u003c\/strong\u003e: Widely used in Queensland and northern New South Wales streetscapes for its shade and tolerance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMulti-Stem Grove\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grouped closely, the pale trunks create a striking stand in a subtropical 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 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through to the start of the wet season in the tropics and subtropics; spring only in cooler districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extremely adaptable across sand, loam and clay, accepting periodic flooding and moderately saline soils\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly through the first summer, since young plants are far thirstier and far more frost sensitive than mature ones. Mulch broadly, protect from frost for the first two winters in marginal districts, and prune only to lift the canopy, as the weeping form is spoiled by hard shaping.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 12m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\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 Selection of a species native to northern Australia, from Western Australia across to Queensland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream to white\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795263160606,"sku":"ND-1196-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795263193374,"sku":"ND-1196-100L","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/oLjDSsEMwedmFZwYv1EIW_qglaJHPd.jpg?v=1787311259","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/melaleuca-leucadendra-fine-leaf","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}