{"product_id":"peanut-butter-fruit-bunchosia-argentea","title":"Peanut Butter Fruit - Bunchosia argentea","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\u003ePeanut Butter Fruit - Bunchosia argentea\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBunchosia argentea\u003c\/em\u003e is a compact South American evergreen grown as much for its dense, glossy, silver-backed foliage as for the sticky red fruit that genuinely tastes of peanut butter and dried fig. It fills the awkward gap between a large shrub and a small shade tree, holding leaf right to ground level, which makes it more useful as a boundary plant than most subtropical fruit trees. Gardeners choose it over a mango or avocado when they want an edible with a footprint measured in metres rather than tens of metres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Peanut Butter Fruit\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense to the Ground\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unlike most fruiting trees it retains low branches, so a row doubles as a functional privacy screen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Reverse\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves are matt green above and silvery beneath, giving the canopy a shimmer whenever there is breeze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong Cropping Window\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small yellow flower racemes and ripening fruit can appear together over an extended warm-season period.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModest Footprint\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mature size stays within reach of a domestic backyard and responds well to shaping.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fruits best in sun but will grow and stay healthy in half a day of light, useful along east-facing fences.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted at close centres it forms a productive evergreen boundary in coastal Queensland and northern New South Wales gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePermaculture Understorey\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits comfortably beneath taller canopy trees in a layered food forest.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single plant kept to 3m gives glossy structure and fruit in a small subtropical courtyard.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Container Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits a deep pot on a warm patio in marginal districts where it can be sheltered from cold snaps.\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 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through to early autumn in frost-free districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fertile, well-drained loam with organic matter; dislikes both drought stress and standing water\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep soil evenly moist for the first two summers, watering deeply two or three times a week in hot weather rather than lightly every day. Mulch to 75mm with aged compost or sugar cane, and feed with a balanced organic fertiliser in early spring and again mid-summer.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 4m\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 Tropical South America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow, in short upright racemes\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795289473310,"sku":"ND-1320-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/pU8YcP20QZ_9Vx9cemdgB_bSgrOt5L.jpg?v=1787312758","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/peanut-butter-fruit-bunchosia-argentea","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}