{"product_id":"pyrus-salicifolia-pendula-weeping-silver-pear-pleached","title":"Weeping Silver Pear (Pleached) - Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’","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\u003eWeeping Silver Pear (Pleached) - Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePleaching takes the loose weeping habit of \u003cem\u003ePyrus salicifolia\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Pendula’ and disciplines it into a flat rectangular panel of silver foliage carried on a clear stem, so you get privacy at eye level while the ground beneath stays open and plantable. The narrow willow like leaves are grey green above with a felted silver underside, and they flicker in wind in a way that no green hedge does. It is chosen where a solid evergreen screen would feel heavy and where winter sun is wanted through the bare framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Pleached Silver Pear\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Willow Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Narrow felted leaves give a soft grey tone that lifts dark brickwork and hard paving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreen Above, Open Below\u003c\/strong\u003e: The clear trunk lifts the foliage panel to first floor sightline height, leaving the bed below free.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpring Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small white flowers open with the new silver growth in September and October.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once established it copes with far less water than most deciduous screening trees, which suits Adelaide, Melbourne and inland gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Transparency\u003c\/strong\u003e: With leaves down, the trained framework lets low winter sun into rooms and courtyards.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElevated boundary privacy\u003c\/strong\u003e: A line of pleached panels above an existing fence blocks a neighbouring upper window.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard foliage wall\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set against a blank rendered wall the silver panel softens the mass without a climbing structure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside formal line\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated panels give formality with far less leaf drop into water than a broad crowned tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway definition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spaced along a drive they define the edge at a consistent height and read as one continuous band.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5m to 2m centres so adjacent panels meet\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3m to 4m centres where each tree stands alone\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter, during dormancy, from June to August\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil of almost any type, including clay that drains, and neutral to alkaline conditions are well tolerated. Avoid sites that stay wet, as the roots will rot in standing water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first two summers rather than lightly and often, and mulch to keep the root zone cool. Keep the training frame in place, tie in new shoots along the horizontals each season, and prune back to the panel in late winter before bud break.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3m to 4m as a maintained pleach\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2m to 2m across the panel\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\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 The species comes from south-eastern Europe and western Asia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White in spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"90L","offer_id":59795372769566,"sku":"ND-1481-90L","price":3475.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/5MQtxTRyKx_wXU6CVJGcR_rMDdoQwF.jpg?v=1787314450","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/pyrus-salicifolia-pendula-weeping-silver-pear-pleached","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}