Pleached Callistemon Laevis or Pleached Bottle Brush
Evergreen Tree in Pleached Form
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Plant shape: Frame 1m High x 80cm Wide
Pot size: 30 Litres
Plant ID: 11530 64
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Pleached Callistemon Laevis is a pleached evergreen tree with exotic red bottlebrush flowers in summer. It’s a good choice for privacy screens and above fence line cover.
Callistemon Laevis is native to Australia and is better known as Scarlet Bottle Brush. It’s been grown here since the 1800s and is the hardiest type for the UK’s climate. Bottlebrush’s evergreen leaves are dark green and lance-shaped, but it’s the bright red bottlebrush flowers that steal the show. These exotic blooms are bright red with yellow anthers and smother the branches from early spring to summer. If you’re looking for something show-stopping and a bit different for your fenceline then Pleached Bottle Brush is perfect.
This is a pleached version of Scarlet Bottle Brush, so it has a single clear stem and an evergreen crown trained on a square frame. Bottle Brush likes heat, so it makes excellent screening in warmer areas of the UK.
Height And Spread of Pleached Callistemon Laevis
Left unpruned Pleached Bottle Brush will grow to a height and spread of 4 metres in 10 to 20 years.
How Hardy Is Pleached Callistemon Laevis
Pleached Bottle Brush is hardy if it’s grown in well-drained soil in a warm area of the UK. It’s drought tolerant once established.
How To Use Pleached Callistemon Laevis
Pleached Bottle Brush gives an exotic Mediterranean feel to the garden and is best used as above fence screening where it blocks out neighbours and dampens traffic noise all year round.
It’s also an excellent choice to line a pathway or to create shady privacy screens that section off areas of the garden.
How To Care For Pleached Callistemon Laevis
Pleached Bottle Brush needs full sun in a sheltered position – a west or south-facing spot in a sheltered area is best. It likes well-drained sandy soils with a neutral to acid pH.
This pleached tree has a square crown that’s been trained on a framework. To keep its shape a yearly prune is needed. Tie in whippy stems and trim away excess to maintain the shape.
Water well and apply a thick layer of mulch to the roots to trap moisture and provide nutrients for the growing year.
