{"product_id":"viburnum-odoratissimum-awabuki","title":"Sweet Viburnum - Viburnum odoratissimum var. awabuki","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\u003eSweet Viburnum - Viburnum odoratissimum var. awabuki\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor sheer speed to a dense, tall, glossy screen, little competes with this one. \u003cem\u003eViburnum odoratissimum\u003c\/em\u003e var. awabuki carries big leathery leaves of a deep polished green on a naturally branching frame, so a row closes over in two or three seasons and then holds a flat clipped face indefinitely. Fragrant white flower panicles appear in early summer, followed by red fruit that darkens to black, though most plantings are grown for the foliage alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Sweet Viburnum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreening Speed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reliably fast, closing gaps in a boundary planting well inside three years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf Quality\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large glossy leaves reflect light and give a hedge visible depth rather than a flat green wall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClipping Response\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reshoots readily from old wood, so an overgrown hedge can be cut back hard and rebuilt.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFragrance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Creamy panicles in late spring and early summer carry a sweet scent through the garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSite Flexibility\u003c\/strong\u003e: Performs in full sun and in part shade, which lets a single hedge run from an open lawn into the shadow of a building without changing character.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundary Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: The default choice for a 2 to 4m clipped privacy hedge in temperate and subtropical gardens.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Left unclipped as a soft billowing mass to hide a fence or service area.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindbreak Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense structure filters wind across exposed suburban blocks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePleached Panels\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained on a frame with a clear trunk below for above fence screening on tight boundaries.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m for a clipped hedge, 1.5m for an informal screen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m as individual shrubs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring in most districts, avoiding heavy frost periods\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Most soils suit provided drainage is adequate. Improve heavy clay with gypsum and compost and plant slightly proud of grade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water two to three times weekly through the first summer, since patchy watering along a hedge line shows up permanently as uneven height. Mulch the full run to 75mm and tip prune lightly in the first year rather than letting plants race up, which builds the dense low branching a good hedge depends on.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m unpruned, commonly held at 2 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m unpruned\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan, Taiwan and Korea\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White, fragrant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795338658078,"sku":"ND-1735-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/lj0lB058N8QhRf4Mf2hnb_GRFCccBu.jpg?v=1787313712","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/viburnum-odoratissimum-awabuki","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}