{"product_id":"toona-sinensis-flamingo-cedrela-chinese-cedar-toona","title":"Flamingo Chinese Cedar - Toona sinensis ‘Flamingo’","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\u003eFlamingo Chinese Cedar - Toona sinensis ‘Flamingo’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlamingo does something no other deciduous tree of its size manages: it breaks dormancy in shocking pink. The long pinnate leaves of this \u003cem\u003eToona sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e selection emerge fluorescent pink in spring, fade through cream to pale yellow, settle to green for summer, then finish butter yellow in autumn. Many growers coppice it hard each winter to force a thicket of new shoots, which holds it at shrub scale and doubles the intensity of that spring flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Flamingo\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePink Spring Flush\u003c\/strong\u003e: New growth opens a genuine hot pink, not a blush, and holds the colour for several weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree Colour Phases\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pink, then cream, then green, then yellow gives four distinct looks in one season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoppices Willingly\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cut to a low framework each winter it reshoots vigorously with larger, brighter leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTropical Look, Hardy Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: The long compound leaves read as subtropical while the tree itself is frost hardy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuick Establishment\u003c\/strong\u003e: Makes useful height within a few seasons, so the display does not require a long wait.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpring Feature Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Positioned where morning light catches it, the new growth glows against a dark background.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoppiced Border Shrub\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cut back annually it becomes a two metre pink-topped shrub in a mixed bed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight Canopy Courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Casts open dappled shade rather than a heavy dark canopy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContrast Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set against clipped dark evergreens such as podocarpus or lilly pilly the pink is dramatic.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m in a grove\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m\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 Deep, moist, free draining soil. The pink flush scorches in hot dry wind, so give it shelter and afternoon shade in inland districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply through the first two summers and mulch generously to keep the root zone cool. Root suckers are common, particularly where roots have been cut, so keep digging and cultivation away from the root zone and pull suckers off cleanly as they appear.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m, or 2 to 3m if coppiced annually\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun in cool districts, morning sun with afternoon shade inland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern and southeastern Asia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small white and fragrant, produced only on mature trees\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795377586462,"sku":"ND-1684-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/UKjiOfaB_-RfCRmBdFGtc_KxHhzhBL.jpg?v=1787314671","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/toona-sinensis-flamingo-cedrela-chinese-cedar-toona","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}