{"product_id":"pararchidendron-pruinosum","title":"Snow Wood - Pararchidendron pruinosum","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\u003eSnow Wood - Pararchidendron pruinosum\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSnow Wood is one of the better behaved rainforest trees for a suburban block. \u003cem\u003ePararchidendron pruinosum\u003c\/em\u003e carries soft, ferny, bipinnate foliage on an open layered frame, produces cream powderpuff flowers that age to gold and carry a strong perfume, then follows them with curled orange pods that split to reveal glossy black seeds. It is also a host plant for several native butterflies, so it does habitat work as well as ornamental work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Snow Wood\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumed Powderpuffs\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fragrant cream flower balls appear in spring and early summer and turn deep gold as they age.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFerny Canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: The finely divided bipinnate leaves cast dappled rather than dense shade, so planting can continue underneath.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwisted Orange Pods\u003c\/strong\u003e: Curled seed pods open to show black seeds and stay on the tree as a second display through autumn.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButterfly Host\u003c\/strong\u003e: Larvae of several Australian butterflies feed on the foliage, which makes it a genuine habitat inclusion.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSensible Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unlike most rainforest species it settles at a size a normal backyard can carry.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Rainforest Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Provides upper canopy structure without swamping a courtyard-sized space.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Combines nectar, larval food and seed in one tree for butterfly and bird gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRainforest Edge and Understorey\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grows happily in dappled light beneath taller established canopy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade Near Entertaining Areas\u003c\/strong\u003e: The flower perfume carries, so it is worth placing within reach of a deck or courtyard.\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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 7m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through summer in temperate zones, autumn or the start of the wet in the subtropics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, moist, humus-rich soil with free drainage. It dislikes prolonged waterlogging and struggles on thin dry sand without added organic matter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the root zone consistently moist for the first two summers, watering deeply twice a week in hot weather rather than lightly every day. Mulch heavily with leaf litter or composted bark and shelter young plants from strong drying wind and heavy frost.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m in cultivation, taller in its native rainforest\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Semi-deciduous, briefly bare or thin in cool weather\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to dappled shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rainforest margins of eastern Australia, from southern NSW to far north Queensland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream ageing to golden yellow\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795285901598,"sku":"ND-1315-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/PFwxOHxHrkBqv7AGMdhYm_RYGWSMS7.jpg?v=1787312600","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/pararchidendron-pruinosum","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}