{"product_id":"melaleuca-leucadendra-gold","title":"Gold Weeping Paperbark - Melaleuca leucadendra ‘Gold’","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\u003eGold Weeping Paperbark - Melaleuca leucadendra ‘Gold’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA golden-foliaged selection of the weeping paperbark, this \u003cem\u003eMelaleuca leucadendra\u003c\/em\u003e form combines the species' pendulous habit and papery white bark with lime to gold new growth that lights up against darker planting. It is used where a native tree needs to do more than fill space: the colour reads from a distance, and the weeping branch lines soften hard architecture in a way that upright eucalypts cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Gold Weeping Paperbark\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: New growth flushes bright lime gold and holds colour longest in full sun, giving a permanent bright note without flowers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeeping form\u003c\/strong\u003e: Long pendulous branchlets hang in curtains, which suits waterside and poolside positions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperbark trunk\u003c\/strong\u003e: Layered white to cream bark peels in sheets and becomes a feature in its own right on older trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet feet tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles seasonally wet and periodically flooded ground that kills most ornamental trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cream bottlebrush flowers carry heavy nectar and pull in honeyeaters and lorikeets.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaterside and dam edges\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its natural habitat is seasonally wet ground, so it thrives where drainage lines and swales run.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature shade tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single specimen in lawn where the weeping habit and gold foliage can be seen in full.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a staggered row for a soft, tall native screen along a rural boundary.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBioretention and stormwater planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used in rain gardens and detention basins in subtropical and tropical councils.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and early summer in subtropical areas, or the start of the wet season in the tropics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very adaptable, from sandy coastal soil to heavy clay, and unusually tolerant of periodic inundation. Best colour comes on moist, reasonably fertile ground in full sun.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice weekly for the first three months, then weekly through the first summer, as young trees are far less drought tolerant than mature ones. Mulch out to the drip line, stake only if the site is windy, and remove any lower branches you want cleared while the wood is still young.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 12m in garden conditions\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 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 for strongest gold colour\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Northern Australia, from Queensland across to the Kimberley (species)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white bottlebrush spikes\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795376898334,"sku":"ND-1197-100L","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":59795376931102,"sku":"ND-1197-200L","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/1lb1gfiM9RPR8Ywh4CJjb_qzRTovfO.jpg?v=1787314581","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/melaleuca-leucadendra-gold","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}