{"product_id":"robinia-pseudoacacia-lace-lady","title":"Lace Lady Robinia - Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Lace Lady’","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\u003eLace Lady Robinia - Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Lace Lady’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Lace Lady’ is the contorted dwarf black locust, with every branch twisting and every leaflet curling so the plant reads as sculpture rather than as a shade tree. \u003cem\u003eRobinia pseudoacacia\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Lace Lady’ is usually supplied grafted on a clear stem, and its strongest season is arguably winter, when the leaves drop and the corkscrew framework stands fully exposed. It is small, slow and genuinely tough, and it accepts dry, poor soil without complaint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Lace Lady Robinia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContorted Branching\u003c\/strong\u003e: Every stem spirals, giving a twisted architectural outline unlike anything else at this scale.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurled Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: The leaflets themselves twist and cup, so even in leaf the plant looks deliberately strange.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Silhouette\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bare, it becomes a piece of garden sculpture and takes uplighting beautifully.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Footprint\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits courtyards and pots where a full sized robinia would be entirely wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoor Soil Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Robinias fix nitrogen and grow on dry, compacted, low-fertility ground that defeats other small trees.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Sculpture Plant\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single specimen against a plain rendered wall is the classic use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Feature Pot\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slow growth and drought tolerance make it a reliable long-term container subject.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Front Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Provides year round structure without shading the house or lifting paving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNight Lighting Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: The twisted framework throws dramatic shadows when uplit.\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, allow 1.5 to 2m between plants in a row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late autumn through winter while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost any free-draining soil, including poor dry sand and compacted urban fill. It will not tolerate permanently wet ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer and then only in extended dry spells, as it is naturally drought tolerant. Remove suckers and any straight, vigorous shoots arising below the graft immediately, since rootstock growth will overrun the contorted top, and shelter it from strong wind because the wood is brittle and the branches carry small thorns.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern North America, this being a cultivated dwarf selection\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White, sparse and often absent altogether\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795357434142,"sku":"ND-1542-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/dv4bteRkTVkPApz04VXEz_VE3jTABc.jpg?v=1787314118","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/robinia-pseudoacacia-lace-lady","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}