{"title":"Topiary and Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe plants in this collection were shaped on the farm before they were listed. Clipped balls and cones, lollipop standards held on a clear stem, espaliers trained flat and pleached panels grown as a hedge on legs. What you are paying for is the years of clipping and tying that produced the form, not the plant itself. Look here when you want a matched pair either side of a door, a repeating line down a path, or a screen that starts above fence height, without spending five years getting there. Trained starters begin at 200mm, and the largest pleached and standard figs run to 400L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/buxus-sempervirens-english-box-topiary-balls\"\u003eEnglish Box - Buxus sempervirens Topiary Balls\u003c\/a\u003e run from 250mm through to 100L, which makes six or ten of one shape at one size gettable. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/buxus-microphylla-japonica-japanese-box-topiary-cones\"\u003eJapanese Box - Buxus microphylla japonica Topiary Cones\u003c\/a\u003e do the same job with an upright profile, better for marking corners and gateways. For height, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/fig-ficus-microcarpa-flash-pleached\"\u003eHill's Weeping Fig - Ficus microcarpa Flash Pleached\u003c\/a\u003e is trained as a flat panel above a clear trunk, which screens a neighbouring window without taking bed width; its roots are vigorous, so keep it well clear of paving, pipes and boundary walls, or hold it in a large container. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/olive-olea-europaea-manzanillo-espaliers\"\u003eOlive - Olea europaea Manzanillo Espaliers\u003c\/a\u003e sit flat against a warm wall and hold grey foliage all year. Among the standards, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/betula-pendula-youngii-weeping-birch-standards-1-8m\"\u003eSilver Birch - Betula pendula Youngii Weeping Birch Standards 1.8m\u003c\/a\u003e gives a weeping head at a fixed height, though it is deciduous and reads as a bare frame through winter, and it wants a cool root run rather than a hot western courtyard. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/camellia-sasanqua-jennifer-susan-standards\"\u003eSasanqua Camellia - Camellia sasanqua Jennifer Susan Standards\u003c\/a\u003e flowers from autumn into early winter on a clipped ball head, which suits a pair of pots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are root-restricted plants, so water more often than an equivalent shrub in the ground, particularly through the first summer, and feed in early spring and again in late summer to keep the foliage dense enough to clip into. Leave the stake on a standard until the trunk holds the head steady in wind, and rub off any shoot that appears on the clear stem while it is still soft. Clip box when the foliage is dry rather than in muggy wet weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA skipped season of clipping is what undoes these forms. Box and ficus both push long growth through a warm, wet summer, and once the outline has run 200 to 300mm past the profile the instinct is to cut straight back to the original line. That cut lands in bare old wood, which box does not reshoot from reliably, so the gap tends to stay. Light clipping two or three times between spring and early autumn holds the form. Drop back to a clip every second year and you are unlikely to get the shape back, which is the commitment worth understanding before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are building the surrounding planting, the untrained versions of the same plants are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/buxus\"\u003ebuxus\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hedges\"\u003ehedges\u003c\/a\u003e, larger untrained stock sits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/advanced-trees\"\u003eadvanced trees\u003c\/a\u003e, and the screening figs are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/figs-and-ficus\"\u003efigs and ficus\u003c\/a\u003e. Every order ships farm-direct with flat $99 delivery across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA, a $399 minimum order, and the 30-Day Healthy Plant Guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"pd-hub-guide\"\u003eNew to these plants? Read our guide: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/topiary-and-standards-buying-and-care\"\u003eTopiary and standards: buying and keeping the shape\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"acer-palmatum-atropurpureum-purple-maple-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum Atropurpureum Purple Maple Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you have only seen Atropurpureum as a low branched shrub, the standard form reads quite differently. It is worked onto a clear straight stem so the purple head sits at eye level, which suits a matched pair either side of a doorway, a repeated row in a formal courtyard, or a large pot where a bushy maple would look shapeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtropurpureum is a seedling raised group rather than a single clone, so expect some variation in how dark the spring foliage runs. The palmate leaves emerge deep purple-red, usually take on bronze and green tones as summer heat builds, then finish scarlet in autumn before the tree drops its leaves for winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExposure is the weak point. Hot dry westerly wind crisps the leaf margins by late summer, so give it morning sun with afternoon shelter, mulch to keep the roots cool and water through heatwaves. Rub off any shoots that appear on the stem below the graft union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 300mm up to 400mm, priced from $299.00 to $439.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64308209156465,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64308209189233,"sku":null,"price":439.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/HQC7UBVONQtDd8f0ogPrk_S8j9rMq0.jpg?v=1787627027"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-orangeola-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Orangeola Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew of the laceleaf maples hold their colour through a hot Australian summer as well as Orangeola. The finely cut, almost thread like leaflets open orange-red in spring, settle to a bronzed red-green through the warm months, then flush orange again with each new growth wave before finishing bright in autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrown as a standard, the naturally cascading habit is lifted onto a clear stem so the branches spill outward and down into a broad weeping dome. That makes it a specimen rather than a background plant: over a low wall, beside steps, at the corner of a courtyard, or in a large glazed pot where the drape can be seen properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDissectums are thin leaved and burn readily. Morning sun with shelter from hot afternoon wind is the safe recipe, along with a cool root run under mulch and consistent summer water. Prune only to remove dead or crossing twigs, in winter, and keep the cuts small. Advanced 50L stock is available alongside the smaller pots, with flat rate $99 delivery to QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA on orders over $399.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 300mm Squat up to 400mm, priced from $189.00 to $299.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"300mm Squat","offer_id":64308215808369,"sku":null,"price":189.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311659659633,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"50L","offer_id":64446144708977,"sku":null,"price":779.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/JUQW-94fG-2e8rNH9mt2P_X6w7dYaB.jpg?v=1787627028"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-ornatum-bronze-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Ornatum Bronze Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrnatum is one of the older dissectum selections still in commercial production, which by itself says something about how it performs. The deeply cut leaves open bronze-red, hold a bronzed green through summer rather than fading to plain green, and turn orange-red before leaf fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard form matters here. On its own roots a dissectum builds slowly into a low mound, but grafted onto a clear stem it forms a weeping head with the branches arching out and hanging. Use one as a full stop at the end of a path, or in a raised planter where the fall of the foliage is visible from below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTreat it as a sheltered courtyard plant. Filtered light or morning sun suits the fine foliage best, full afternoon sun in a hot dry inland garden will scorch the leaf tips, and the root zone wants mulch and steady moisture through summer. Do not let it dry out in a pot, since dissectums show stress quickly and recover slowly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 400mm, at $279.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64308215873905,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/IPAfQNba9DL379O-P6cSU_oPtbNRfk.jpg?v=1787627028"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-viridis-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Viridis Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong the laceleaf maples, Viridis is the green one, and it earns its place by contrast rather than by shouting. The finely dissected leaves are a clean fresh green through spring and summer, which reads as cool and quiet next to darker foliage, then the whole head lights up in golds, oranges and reds through autumn before dropping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorked as a standard, the weeping habit hangs from a clear stem into a rounded cascade instead of mounding at ground level. It is a good choice where a purple maple would sit too heavily, for example against a dark wall or a clipped hedge, or in a Japanese influenced garden alongside moss, gravel and stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCare is straightforward but unforgiving of neglect. Fine leaves scorch in hot dry wind, so shelter it, mulch the root zone and water deeply in summer. Prune lightly in winter to open the head and take out the dead interior twiggery that builds up on dissectums as they age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 400mm, at $279.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64308216856945,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/S4h7xeEBydH-iN32ZYyEc_sYe2I1j8.jpg?v=1787627027"},{"product_id":"betula-pendula-globe-lollipop-standards","title":"Silver Birch - Betula pendula Globe Lollipop Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are top-worked trees, not seedlings. A dense, non-weeping globe form of silver birch has been grafted onto a straight clear stem, so the head sits as a tight ball at a fixed height and stays there. The tree thickens with age but never throws up a leader and grows away on you, and that predictability is why they get used in pairs at an entry, in repeated rows along a driveway, or in big planters where a full-sized birch would be unmanageable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAftercare is mostly about the graft. Leave the stake in until the union has thickened, because a wind-rocked head can snap clean at the join. Rub off any shoots appearing on the stem below the graft the moment you see them, or the rootstock will overtake the head within a season. A light trim of the outer growth in late winter holds the outline round.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing deciduous, the head is bare in winter and the white stem does the work. Orders over $399 ship at a flat $99 to QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 400mm, at $289.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-trees-for-small-backyards-australia\"\u003echoosing a tree for a small backyard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64308386136433,"sku":null,"price":289.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/L0SGyeFex7g88jW1W1wQa_y2Ah9AEK.jpg?v=1787627253"},{"product_id":"betula-pendula-youngii-weeping-birch-standards-1-2m","title":"Silver Birch - Betula pendula Youngii Weeping Birch Standards 1.2m","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis one will not grow taller than the graft, and that is exactly the point of buying it. Youngii is a weeping form worked onto a straight stem at about 1.2 metres, so the head arches over and the branchlets hang toward the ground instead of building a leader. Height stays roughly where the graft sits; what increases with time is the width and density of the curtain of foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat makes it a small garden and courtyard tree. It suits the end of a path, a position over a low wall, or a large pot where you want movement without a canopy that swallows the yard. Small toothed leaves turn yellow before dropping, and winter shows the fine tracery of weeping stems against the pale trunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrune only to lift the skirt for mowing or to take out crossing whips inside the head. Rub off any shoots appearing on the trunk below the graft union, since those are common birch and will take over given the chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 400mm Deep up to 100L, priced from $199.00 to $889.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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This is a strictly weeping form with no central leader, so the stem it is worked onto sets the final height, and these have been grafted at around 1.8 metres. From there the head builds outwards and the branches fall almost vertically, eventually curtaining to the ground unless you shorten them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a small mushroom-shaped tree carrying the fine leaves and white bark of silver birch, useful over a seat, beside a pond, or as a single specimen in a courtyard where a full birch would swamp the space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical notes: leave the stake and ties until the union is strong, remove any shoot that appears below the graft, and thin congested inner branches in late winter so the crown does not turn into a solid dome. It is deciduous, and the tracery of bare weeping stems is half the reason to plant it. Available in 400mm and 500mm pots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 400mm up to 100L, priced from $269.00 to $869.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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The leaves are larger, rounder and a brighter glossy green, and the plant holds that colour through a hot summer in conditions that leave English box bronzed and thin. Growth is slow, which is what you want in clipped work, because the shape holds between trims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClip during the growing season, twice a year is usually plenty, and avoid cutting back hard into bare old wood, which reshoots reluctantly if at all. Keep water up in pots, feed lightly, and keep air moving around closely set plants, since dense still wet foliage is where fungal leaf drop begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 200mm up to 200L, priced from $55.95 to $4399.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. The smaller pots hold younger plants that cost less each and establish quickly, which suits hedges, screens and mass planting where the plant count adds up. The larger sizes carry several more years of growth on the farm and give height and presence straight away, which is what you want for a single feature position or a screen that cannot wait. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/hedging-plants-for-australian-conditions\"\u003ehedging plants for Australian conditions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64308470317425,"sku":null,"price":249.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64308470350193,"sku":null,"price":55.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":64308470382961,"sku":null,"price":4399.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/NSSC4jNDshoo3Bif9_3zF_182E6mN1.jpg?v=1787630394"},{"product_id":"buxus-microphylla-japonica-japanese-box-topiary-balls","title":"Japanese Box - Buxus microphylla japonica Topiary Balls","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhich box holds up in a hot humid Sydney or Brisbane garden? The Japanese one, which takes Australian heat and humidity better than English box and accounts for most of the clipped balls in those gardens. The leaf is slightly larger, brighter and glossier, and it holds colour in full sun where the English kind can look tired by late summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese balls have already had several years of clipping in the field, so the shape arrives with the plant instead of being something you spend five years building. Growth is slow, and one or two trims a year hold the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePairs either side of a door, gate or flight of steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepeated down a border to give rhythm between looser planting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle balls in pots, where the slow growth is an advantage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBox will not tolerate wet feet. Plant into free-draining soil or raise the bed, keep mulch off the stems, and feed in spring to hold the colour. Cold winter sun on an exposed side can bronze the outer foliage, which greens up again in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 13 sizes, from 250mm up to 700mm, priced from $139.00 to $1149.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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A ball sits and rests; a cone points, carrying the eye upward and giving a flat bed or a low hedge line some vertical punctuation. They get used in matched pairs at entries, repeated along a formal border, or set into large pots either side of steps, and the effect depends on the pairs actually matching, so order them together rather than one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are Japanese box, which handles Australian heat and humidity better than English box and holds a deeper glossy green through summer. Growth is slow, so a trained cone stays true for a long stretch between clips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo things ruin a cone: an uneven base and a hard cut back. Trim little and often, following the existing taper with the blades held flat rather than nibbling at the tip, and never cut into leafless old wood inside the plant. In pots, water consistently, since dry stress shows up first as brown patches on the sunny face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 5 sizes, from 300mm up to 100L, priced from $319.00 to $1969.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Buxus microphylla microphylla carries small, rounded, slightly cupped leaves that hold a mid green through an Australian summer better than English box, which tends to yellow and scorch in open sun. Growth is slow and dense, so a clipped surface stays tight for months rather than breaking into loose shoots after a few weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo clips a year suits most gardens, one after the spring flush and a tidy up in late summer. Do not cut back into bare old wood. Box reshoots from it reluctantly, and a scalped side of a ball can take two or three seasons to fill again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch for box psyllid, which cups and distorts the new tips, and keep water up to balls in pots, where the root mass fills the container and dries out faster than the top growth suggests. The 200L stock is heavy and needs lifting gear on site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 500mm up to 200L, priced from $849.00 to $2639.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/hedging-plants-for-australian-conditions\"\u003ehedging plants for Australian conditions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"600mm","offer_id":64308473266545,"sku":null,"price":1069.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64308473299313,"sku":null,"price":849.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":64308473332081,"sku":null,"price":2639.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/ulq_1OfwHpPgjIRKettfU_rdHKz9lK.jpg?v=1787630393"},{"product_id":"box-buxus-microphylla-topiary-cones","title":"Japanese Box - Buxus microphylla Topiary Cones","description":"\u003cp\u003eCones do a different job to balls. Where a ball reads as a full stop, a clipped cone gives vertical emphasis, which is why they end up flanking doorways, marking the corners of a parterre, or standing one either side of a set of steps. The plant underneath is the same slow, small leaved Japanese box, and that is what makes the shape hold: the growth is fine and dense enough that a taper stays crisp between clips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe usual mistake with cones is letting the top get ahead of the base. Once the upper section overhangs, it shades the lower skirt, the bottom thins, and you are left with a bare ankle that box is slow to replace. Keep the taper honest from the first clip and work from the bottom up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull sun to part shade both suit it, and it prefers steady moisture, particularly in pots. These are 200L specimens, so plan access for machinery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 200L, at $3309.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/hedging-plants-for-australian-conditions\"\u003ehedging plants for Australian conditions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"200L","offer_id":64308473987441,"sku":null,"price":3309.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/W3pb5GQdX5p7YNM3vdveg_yo8ppoAV.jpg?v=1787627336"},{"product_id":"buxus-sempervirens-english-box-topiary-balls","title":"English Box - Buxus sempervirens Topiary Balls","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor parterres, knot gardens and low edging, anywhere the geometry has to read crisply from a distance, this is still the box that gets used. The leaf is smaller, darker and more matt than the Japanese sort, and it clips to a finer, tighter surface. As balls, it delivers that formality in a single object.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowth is slow, so a well grown ball holds its shape with very little work, and these have been trained in the field before sale. Full sun to part shade and moderate water suit it, though drainage matters more than soil richness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClimate is the honest limitation. Buxus sempervirens is happiest in cooler districts. Through a humid coastal summer it is more prone to fungal leaf problems and to psyllid, which cups and distorts the new tips. Give it morning sun and air movement rather than a still enclosed corner, and clip in the cool of the day so the cut foliage does not scorch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 12 sizes, from 250mm up to 800mm, priced from $139.00 to $1099.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Each cone has already had years of clipping in the nursery, which is what you are paying for, so the job from here is holding the form rather than building it. English box is slow, evergreen and dense, and it takes shearing better than almost anything else in the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaper the cone so the base stays wider than the shoulders. Straight sides shade out the lower foliage and it thins from the bottom up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClip twice through the growing season and stay off the plant in the hottest weeks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn pots, watering is the usual failure. A cone in a 400mm or 500mm container dries faster than people expect and browns off unevenly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep air moving. Crowded, still, humid positions invite box blight and psyllid damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn hot, dry, exposed sites Japanese box is the tougher relative. This one belongs in cooler, sheltered, formal gardens. Available in 300mm, 330mm, 400mm and 500mm across five farms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 6 sizes, from 300mm up to 700mm, priced from $149.00 to $889.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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The flowers are soft rose pink and fully petalled, produced through the autumn months, and they sit out along the pendulous growth instead of being buried inside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandards are the most demanding way to buy a camellia. The head is heavy and catches wind, so keep a stake in place until the stem has thickened, and check the ties every few months, since camellia bark marks easily. Rub off any shoots that appear on the stem or from the base while they are still soft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a pot, use a premium potting mix rather than garden soil, feed once flowering has finished, and never let the container dry right out. A sudden drought is the usual reason a standard drops its buds unopened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 300mm up to 400mm, priced from $189.00 to $659.00 per plant. 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Two or three cuts through the warm months to keep the head crisp, plus a run over the trunk to rub off watershoots before they thicken. Less than that and the ball goes shaggy and loses its outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are grown as a single clear stem under a rounded, clipped head, which is why they get used in pairs at an entry, in rows down a driveway, or in large planters where the trunk line is part of the design. Flash is the denser, glossier selection of hillii, flushing bright new growth after every trim and holding leaf through the head rather than going hollow inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pots they are hungry and will eventually need root pruning, because a fig fills a container and then sulks. In the ground, remember the root system is vigorous and belongs well away from pipes and paving. Sizes run from 200mm through to 100L, so you can match an existing avenue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 10 sizes, from 200mm up to 400L, priced from $50.95 to $3249.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. The smaller pots hold younger plants that cost less each and establish quickly, which suits hedges, screens and mass planting where the plant count adds up. The larger sizes carry several more years of growth on the farm and give height and presence straight away, which is what you want for a single feature position or a screen that cannot wait. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/fast-growing-privacy-screen-plants-australia\"\u003efast growing screening plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"200L","offer_id":64308880277873,"sku":null,"price":1529.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90L","offer_id":64308880310641,"sku":null,"price":509.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400L","offer_id":64308880343409,"sku":null,"price":3249.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64308880376177,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64308880408945,"sku":null,"price":319.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64308880441713,"sku":null,"price":929.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64308880474481,"sku":null,"price":139.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64308880507249,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250mm","offer_id":64308880540017,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64308880572785,"sku":null,"price":50.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/zo9h-s0QdSqpWQtLppFFQ_SIrHYfBy.jpg?v=1787628082"},{"product_id":"fig-ficus-microcarpa-hillii-standards","title":"Hill's Weeping Fig - Ficus microcarpa hillii Standards (Ficus hillii)","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou are paying for the trunk work here, not just the plant. A 300L standard has spent years in the field having its lower growth removed and its head clipped into shape, and that is time you cannot make up by buying something smaller and pruning it yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a straight clear stem beneath a dense, dark, glossy head that keeps its outline through winter and reshoots quickly after every cut. It suits formal avenues, courtyard corners and large planters where you want shade above head height and clear sightlines below. Two trims a year will hold it tight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical notes: figs are hungry, and a tree this size needs machinery on site to place it. Thrips can curl the new leaves in warm weather. Most importantly, keep the root zone away from drains, pool shells and slabs, because hillii roots are strong enough to move them. Flat $99 delivery to QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA on orders over $399.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 5 sizes, from 300mm up to 300L, priced from $109.00 to $1769.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/fast-growing-privacy-screen-plants-australia\"\u003efast growing screening plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"300L","offer_id":64308881293681,"sku":null,"price":1769.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64308881326449,"sku":null,"price":359.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90L","offer_id":64308881359217,"sku":null,"price":869.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64308881391985,"sku":null,"price":649.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64308881424753,"sku":null,"price":109.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/Hapz6Juuyb8sA-ZXLmgsl_0drGoQzD.jpg?v=1787628148"},{"product_id":"malus-domestica-echtermeyer-weeping-crab-apple-tall-standards","title":"Weeping Crab Apple - Malus domestica Echtermeyer Tall Standards (Malus pumila)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow tall will a weeping tree get? With a top-worked standard like this one, the answer is set in the nursery, not in your garden. Echtermeyer is grafted at the top of a straight clear stem and the head weeps down from there, so the tree gains width and density over time but very little height. Choose the stem length you want at purchase, because you cannot add to it later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tree itself is a classic weeping crab apple: bronze-purple new foliage, purple-pink blossom along arching shoots in spring, and small dark red fruit that hangs on after the leaves drop. It is deciduous, wants full sun, and does best where winters are genuinely cold, which means the tablelands and southern states rather than the humid subtropics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo jobs keep it right. Rub off any shoots that appear on the clear stem or from below the graft, and watch for scab and powdery mildew in wet springs, thinning the head enough to keep air moving through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 400mm, at $329.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-trees-for-small-backyards-australia\"\u003echoosing a tree for a small backyard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64309171061105,"sku":null,"price":329.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/aGIVrApaBzp3fAs_nVe0f_qwUIpQ9O.jpg?v=1787628478"},{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea-manzanillo-espaliers","title":"Olive - Olea europaea Manzanillo Espaliers","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeep the frame. These are Manzanillo olives already trained flat as espaliers, which means several years of shaping work is done and your job is to hold the plane rather than rebuild it. Fix the plant to horizontal wires or a trellis as soon as it goes in, tie with soft ties, and check them each season so they do not cut into thickening wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManzanillo is the large fruited Spanish table olive, naturally more spreading and lower branching than the upright oil types, which is part of why it takes to espalier work so readily. Ripe fruit drops and stains, so think twice before running one along rendered render or above pale paving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull sun and drainage matter above all else. A north or west facing wall throws back plenty of heat, which olives enjoy, but it also dries the soil fast through the first summer. Trim outward facing shoots through the growing season to keep the face flat and tidy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 500mm, at $1039.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/low-water-gardens-australia\"\u003elow water gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64309244363121,"sku":null,"price":1039.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/7gVf8JedbgG2If1eZmpUt_xfrrJBxf.jpg?v=1787628545"},{"product_id":"peach-rose-charm-prunus-persica-pendula-standards","title":"Peach - Rose Charm Prunus persica pendula Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is a knack to pruning a weeping ornamental peach, and it decides whether you end up with a tidy umbrella or a tangled mess. Cut it immediately after flowering finishes, taking the long trailing wood back to a few buds from the framework. Leave it until summer or autumn and you are removing the very wood that would have carried next spring's flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose Charm is a pendula form worked as a standard, with rose-pink double flowers running along bare weeping branches in late winter and early spring. Because the head sits at the top of a clean stem, it keeps a defined shape and stays in proportion beside a path, a front entry, or in a matched pair of large pots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo things to stay ahead of. The graft union is the weak point, so keep the stem staked while young and check the tie is not cutting in. And spray for leaf curl at bud swell like any other peach; ornamental forms are just as susceptible, and curled red foliage in spring undoes the whole effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 400mm up to 100L, priced from $289.00 to $749.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Shimidsu Sakura, also sold as Shogetsu, builds a wide, flat topped and distinctly horizontal crown, and the large double flowers hang on unusually long stalks so the blossom drips below the branches rather than sitting on top of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe clear about the colour before you buy. Buds open a soft blush and fade close to white, so despite the pink flowering cherry label this is one of the palest in the group. It shows up best against a dark hedge or red brick, and washes out against a white fence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt needs genuine winter chill and will sulk in subtropical coastal gardens. Give it good drainage, because cherries will not tolerate waterlogged ground. Prune as little as possible and only in dry weather in late summer, never through a wet winter, to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker. Rub out any suckers that appear from below the graft union.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"90L","offer_id":64309313012081,"sku":null,"price":649.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/yNUdHMNL4mKyt-Qr0Bh-D_wmp0NxIG.jpg?v=1787628679"},{"product_id":"prunus-mume-pendula-weeping-apricot-pink-standards-1-8m","title":"Japanese Apricot - Prunus mume Pendula Weeping Apricot Pink Standards 1.8m","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy late winter, when almost nothing else in the garden is doing anything, Japanese apricot opens fragrant pink blossom directly on bare wood. Prunus mume is the ume of Chinese and Japanese gardens, grown for that early scented flower and for small sour fruit used in umeboshi and plum liqueur, not for eating fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the weeping form, worked as a standard at about 1.8 metres, so the head cascades from above head height. That makes it a tree you can walk under, underplant with bulbs, or set beside a path where the flowers come close to eye level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull sun and moderate, steady water suit it, on soil that drains. Prune straight after flowering rather than in winter, because the flower buds sit on the previous season's wood and a late tidy-up removes next year's display. Keep the graft union clear and rub off any upright shoots from the stem below it, since rootstock growth will overtake the weeping head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 400mm up to 45L, priced from $329.00 to $329.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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These are grafted standards, with the weeping head worked onto a straight clear stem, so the trunk gains very little length after planting; what changes is the head, which thickens and lengthens its skirt year on year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite single blossom opens along the bare hanging wood in the cold months, well before the leaves, which is why the winter flowering cherries get used beside entries, seating and paths rather than out in a back paddock. The deciduous foliage that follows is small and toothed, quiet through summer, turning soft yellow before it drops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it an open sunny position and free draining soil; it sulks in heavy wet clay and resents having the graft union buried at planting. Keep the stem clear of mower and whipper snipper damage, because cherries bleed gum from wounds and borer follows. Prune only to shorten wayward streamers after flowering, never a hard cut back into old wood. 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Black locust roots are enthusiastic, so give them room away from small courtyard plumbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe canopy is deciduous, which is usually the point over paving or seating in a cold-winter courtyard: shade in summer, sun in July.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 400mm up to 100L, priced from $229.00 to $709.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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This is the same Mount Fuji flowering cherry, grown on a clear single trunk with the head formed at a set height, so the spreading tiered canopy begins above head height and stays there. The stem will not lengthen once formed, which means the clear trunk height you choose at purchase is the one you live with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form suits avenue work, lawn specimens you can mow and walk under, and courtyards where a low-branching tree would be in the way. Space them for the natural crown width, which is generous on this variety, or the heads will collide within a few seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandards need proper staking through establishment and the trunk is fully exposed. Guard it from mower and trimmer damage, since any wound on a cherry stem invites borers and gummosis. 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Everything after that happens sideways and downwards: the purple, deeply dissected foliage builds into a mushroom shaped head that keeps widening and cascading year after year until the skirt reaches the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat makes it a very different design object from an upright maple. It works as a piece of sculpture, best placed where the curtain of foliage can spill over a low wall, a pond edge or the rim of a large pot, and where the trunk and branch structure stay visible in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical notes. Keep the stake until the head is heavy enough to hold itself steady, and rub off any shoots appearing below the graft union, because rootstock growth is vigorous and will take over the plant. Thin the interior in winter rather than shearing the outline. Bare root stock moves in the dormant season only and needs prepared ground waiting for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 400mm up to Bare Root Small, priced from $149.00 to $2639.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64310048194929,"sku":null,"price":439.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300L","offer_id":64310048227697,"sku":null,"price":2639.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Small","offer_id":64311665721713,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/d-A1pHYQW2WIp5GtuKOKQ_fjawhvw0.jpg?v=1787629102"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-emerald-lace-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Emerald Lace Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost lace-leaf maples take a long time to build a head worth looking at. Emerald Lace is one of the more vigorous green forms, so the cascading skirt fills out sooner and finishes larger than the average dissectum. That matters when you are buying a standard and want it to read as a finished object rather than a stick with a tuft on top.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe foliage is bright green and very finely cut, close to fern like at a distance, and it takes on gold and orange tones before dropping. Green lace-leafs generally cope with sun a little better than the red ones, but the leaflets are thin and will still burn in hot dry wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListed in 100L, grafted at standard height, which suits a formal pair either side of steps or an entry, or a single plant in a raised courtyard bed where the foliage can hang over the edge. Underplant with something low. Anything tall competes with the shape you are paying for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 100L, at $1099.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":64310048784753,"sku":null,"price":1099.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/V3rp59jyphi7z8lKtpLtP_S6hB53DP.jpg?v=1787629019"},{"product_id":"maple-acer-palmatum-dissectum-green-standards","title":"Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum dissectum Green Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does the standard form actually buy you over the ground level lace-leaf? Clearance. The graft sits at trunk height, so the cascade of finely cut green foliage begins up off the soil and you keep usable space underneath for a groundcover, gravel, or the edge of a path running past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also lets the plant work in a courtyard where a wide ground level mound would swallow the entire bed. The head still broadens with age, but it hangs rather than sprawls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCare is straightforward if you do two things. Remove suckers from below the graft as soon as they appear, since rootstock shoots are stronger than the top and will disfigure the plant inside a season. And thin, do not shear. Clipping the outline destroys the layered fall of the foliage and it takes years to recover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListed in a single 300L, which is a substantial established plant rather than a nursery starter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 300L, at $5499.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-maples-in-australian-gardens\"\u003egrowing Japanese maples in Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"300L","offer_id":64310049243505,"sku":null,"price":5499.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/CyHQMIeExcvgm4aiDz0-r_XT54V6sY.jpg?v=1787629102"},{"product_id":"morus-alba-pendula-weeping-mulberry-standards","title":"White Mulberry - Morus alba pendula Weeping Mulberry Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe graft sits at the top of the stem, and that single fact governs the whole tree. A weeping mulberry standard is a pendulous form of Morus alba worked onto a straight clear trunk, so it will never grow taller than the height you buy. It only widens, as the arching branches lengthen and curtain down towards the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a dense dome of large heart-shaped deciduous leaves, deep enough for children to duck inside, and one of the better small shade trees for a lawn. Through winter the bare weeping framework stands as a feature in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few practical notes. Shorten the skirt so it clears the mown grass, or getting underneath becomes impossible. Remove any shoot appearing on the trunk or from the roots, since stock growth is upright and ruins the form. And think about position: where the plant fruits, ripe mulberries stain paving, decking and pool surrounds badly and they bring birds in numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 400mm up to 500mm, priced from $309.00 to $399.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-trees-for-small-backyards-australia\"\u003echoosing a tree for a small backyard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64311320445297,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311320478065,"sku":null,"price":309.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/kwwyFdx_0i82b9wOGnGyg_T8QjHVx4.jpg?v=1787629103"},{"product_id":"grevillea-spp-assorted-standards","title":"Spider Flower - Grevillea spp. Assorted Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eA standard is an ordinary shrub grown or grafted onto a single clear trunk, so what turns up in a 330mm pot is a ball of grevillea foliage on a stick, ready to flank a gate or run down the middle of a driveway strip. This line is supplied as assorted varieties, so flower colour and leaf type vary with what is ready to go. Order the full run in one go if you need a matched row.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrafted grevilleas are commonly worked onto a rootstock chosen for tolerance of heavier and more alkaline soils, which is why standards often succeed in gardens where own root plants quietly fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStake the trunk for the first couple of seasons. Wind rocks the head and the graft union is the weak point.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRub off every shoot on the trunk or below the graft, or the rootstock will outgrow the top.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrune the head lightly after each flush to keep it round rather than one sided, and use a low phosphorus native fertiliser only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 330mm, at $379.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/grevillea-and-bird-attracting-plants\"\u003eplanting for birds\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64311495754097,"sku":null,"price":379.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/gUGCYkrMKmcRvszwf9J4__aZa5lqDC.jpg?v=1787629998"}],"url":"https:\/\/plantdrop.com.au\/collections\/topiary-and-standards.oembed","provider":"Plant Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}