Acmena - Firescreen 150mm Pot (VN)

Product Code : 9883201317396_1

Acmena - Firescreen 150mm Pot (VN)

Acmena smithii - Firescreen

Description of plant at maturity:
This improved native selection holds foliage to the ground, making it an ideal hedge from 1.2 metres high. Brilliant copper-red new foliage matures to glossy green. Unhedged, forms a dense screen to 6 metres high x 2 metres wide approx. or can be clear-trunked and grown as a compact tree. Low-fruiting with small cream summer blossoms, followed by edible berries in Winter.

For best results plant in full sun to medium shade in soil with organic matter and slow release fertiliser and water regularly. Drought, heat wave and cold tolerant to -2 degrees once established. Perfect for pots, pleaching and topiary. For an ideal screen or hedge, plant 1 metre appart and prune to height and width desired.

Plant type: Evergreen

Position: Full sun/part shade

Height: 5m (can be easily maintained smaller by pruning)

Width: 2m



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