{"product_id":"pinus-densiflora-osmaston-compact","title":"Osmaston Compact Japanese Red Pine - Pinus densiflora ‘Osmaston Compact’","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\u003eOsmaston Compact Japanese Red Pine - Pinus densiflora ‘Osmaston Compact’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePinus densiflora\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Osmaston Compact’ is a slow, dense selection of the Japanese red pine that builds a broad, irregular mound of dark needles over a frame of cinnamon coloured bark. It is chosen where a conifer has to hold its scale for decades rather than outgrow the space in ten years, and where the bark colour matters as much as the foliage. In a garden of clipped hedges and hard geometry, it supplies the one deliberately irregular form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Osmaston Compact Japanese Red Pine\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePredictable size\u003c\/strong\u003e: It reaches 1.5 to 3m only over many years, so setback and sightline decisions made at planting still hold much later.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBark character\u003c\/strong\u003e: The trunk and older limbs develop the flaking orange to rust bark that gives the species its name, best displayed with the lower branches lifted.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNeedle density\u003c\/strong\u003e: Short internodes and slow extension growth produce a tight needle mass that reads as a solid form rather than an open conifer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought hardiness once settled\u003c\/strong\u003e: Established plants on free-draining ground carry through dry summers without irrigation support.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResponds to shaping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Candle pinching in spring holds the silhouette exactly, which is why it suits Japanese influenced and courtyard gardens.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese and gravel gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: The mounded habit and exposed bark are the natural centrepiece of a raked gravel or stone composition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRockery and slope planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its tolerance of lean, sharply drained ground suits mounded rockeries where richer soil would spoil the habit.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single plant beside a doorway or gate gives year round structure at a scale that never blocks the approach.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow informal screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set at 1.5 to 2m centres, a row builds a broken evergreen edge that filters a view without walling it off.\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 2m for an informal low screen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring; avoid planting into hot, dry soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free-draining loam or sandy loam on the acid side of neutral; mound or raise the bed on clay sites\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Give a slow, thorough soak twice weekly for the first summer, then weekly through the second, tapering as roots move into surrounding soil. Keep a 70mm bark mulch ring around the plant and hold off high-nitrogen fertiliser, which pushes soft growth and loosens the habit.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 3m over many years\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\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 Japan, Korea and north-eastern China (species)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795325681950,"sku":"ND-1381-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795325714718,"sku":"ND-1381-500MM","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/AWJu9l6w00WLEaMSkEKKs_FZNczDSP.jpg?v=1787313363","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/pinus-densiflora-osmaston-compact","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}