{"product_id":"pinus-bungeana","title":"Lacebark Pine - Pinus bungeana","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\u003eLacebark Pine - Pinus bungeana\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bark is the whole argument for \u003cem\u003ePinus bungeana\u003c\/em\u003e. It flakes away in irregular plates to leave a jigsaw of olive green, cream, grey and dull purple that keeps changing as the tree ages, and because the species is naturally low branching and often multi stemmed, that bark is at eye level rather than up in the canopy. Growth is slow and the habit is broad and open, with bright green needles in threes on upswept branches. It is a collector's conifer for cool and temperate districts, planted where people will pass close enough to see it properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Lacebark Pine\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBark Pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e: Exfoliating plates leave a mottled patchwork of cream, olive, grey and purple that improves every year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMulti Stemmed Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Often carries several trunks from low down, which triples the amount of bark on display.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasured Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slow enough that it will not outgrow a considered position within a normal garden lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNeedle Quality\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bright green needles held in threes give a lighter, more open canopy than most pines.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fully frost hardy and well suited to tablelands, highland and southern gardens.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClose Range Courtyard Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Placed beside a path or terrace where the trunks are seen and touched.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUplit Entry Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Night lighting on the trunks makes the bark pattern the strongest thing in the garden after dark.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Climate Collector Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: A key plant in a garden built around bark, form and texture rather than flowers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLawn Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree in mown grass with nothing planted beneath it, so the stems stay fully visible.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a screening plant. In a small grove, 3 to 4m apart.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn to early spring.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining loam, from slightly acidic through to mildly alkaline. It will not accept waterlogged ground at any time of year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first two summers, deeply rather than often. Mulch out to the dripline, keep underplanting low so the trunks read clearly, and take care with mowers and whipper snippers because damaged bark does not recover its pattern.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 15m over many years\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen conifer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central and northern China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, with small woody cones\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"90L","offer_id":59795325518110,"sku":"ND-1379-90L","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/zRbq9g7t86QGbASNK3twy_dmUmuXsA.jpg?v=1787313364","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/pinus-bungeana","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}