{"product_id":"platanus-orientalis","title":"Oriental Plane - Platanus orientalis","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\u003eOriental Plane - Platanus orientalis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlatanus orientalis\u003c\/em\u003e is the plane of the eastern Mediterranean, more deeply and finely cut in the leaf than the familiar London plane, with the same flaking camouflage bark and enormous mature spread. It is a genuinely large tree for parks, broad avenues and country properties, planted where a century of shade is the point. Australian councils and estate designers use it because it tolerates heat, drought and poor urban soil better than most deciduous trees of its scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Oriental Plane\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExfoliating Bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Patchwork cream, olive and grey bark makes the winter trunk as good as the summer canopy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeeply Cut Leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foliage is more finely divided than London plane, giving a lighter looking canopy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtreme Longevity\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plane trees regularly live for centuries, making this a genuine legacy planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat and Drought Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Established trees cope with hot dry Australian summers and reflected urban heat.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMassive Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: A mature canopy cools a courtyard, car park or village green in a way small trees cannot.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrand Avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated down a long driveway or boulevard where full scale can be allowed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eParkland Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Single trees on open lawn covering large areas of ground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePleached or Pollarded Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Regular pruning keeps it as a formal elevated hedge in tighter settings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural Homestead Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A traditional shade tree around farmhouses and outbuildings.\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 6m if pleached or pollarded\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter and early spring while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very adaptable, prefers deep moist loam but accepts clay, alkaline soil and compaction\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply and infrequently through the first three summers to drive roots down rather than out. Give it a very generous root zone away from paving, drains and footings, as this is a large tree with a substantial root system, and clear the fine leaf and seed ball litter each autumn since the hairs can irritate skin and airways.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 to 25m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 to 20m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e South east Europe and western Asia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, followed by hanging bristly seed balls\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795366576414,"sku":"ND-1401-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Q6nV_jIH67j81872UcKIm_Y3gvm9OK.jpg?v=1787314318","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/platanus-orientalis","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}