{"product_id":"platanus-orientalis-alford-blaze","title":"Alford Blaze Oriental Plane - Platanus orientalis ‘Alford Blaze’","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\u003eAlford Blaze Oriental Plane - Platanus orientalis ‘Alford Blaze’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlane trees are not usually grown for autumn colour, which is exactly what makes ‘Alford Blaze’ worth specifying: this selection of \u003cem\u003ePlatanus orientalis\u003c\/em\u003e was chosen for its reliable warm autumn tones of gold, amber and burnt orange before leaf fall. It also holds a somewhat tighter, more even crown than the seedling species, so it is easier to place in a designed landscape. The classic flaking plane bark is unchanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Alford Blaze\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Selected specifically for warm gold to orange autumn tones, unusual in the genus.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUniform Crown\u003c\/strong\u003e: Being a clone, trees in an avenue match each other rather than varying like seedlings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMore Compact Than the Species\u003c\/strong\u003e: A smaller ultimate size makes it usable where the straight species would be too big.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePatterned Bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cream and olive flaking bark carries the tree visually through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUrban Toughness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Inherits the plane's tolerance of heat, compaction, drought and pollution.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMatched Avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clonal uniformity gives an even, formal line along a drive or street.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Feature Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Placed where the seasonal colour change is a designed event in the garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommercial Landscape Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Car parks, plazas and campus lawns where a large durable canopy is needed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePleached Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained on a frame to create a raised deciduous hedge above a boundary wall.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m when pleached\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 12m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter to early spring while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide tolerance including clay and alkaline soils, best growth in deep moist well drained loam\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep soak weekly through the first two summers, tapering to occasional deep watering thereafter. Formative prune in the first few winters to establish a single leader and evenly spaced scaffold limbs, and keep the trunk clear of mulch and mower damage.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 to 18m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 12m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous, with gold to orange autumn colour\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Species from south east Europe and western Asia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795366543646,"sku":"ND-1402-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/EWrorJ8ZG4SdJNEK86SXZ_SKKT8mHJ.jpg?v=1787314316","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/platanus-orientalis-alford-blaze","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}