Citrus leaf miner
Signs: Silvery winding trails through new leaves, with leaf tips curling and distorting.
Remedy: Spray fresh growth with horticultural (white) oil every 10–14 days through the warm months and remove badly affected tips.
[ Hedging plants ]
Murraya
Murraya paniculata
Murraya paniculata, commonly known as Orange Jasmine, is one of Sydney's most popular hedging plants. It responds well to clipping, holds a tight green screen year-round, and rewards you with clusters of sweetly scented white flowers through the warmer months. Ideal for medium to tall privacy hedges in full sun to part shade.
Evergreen glossy foliageFragrant white spring/summer flowersFast establishing once settledTolerates light frost and coastal conditionsBest for 1.5 m – 3 m hedges
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At a glance
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Moderate; deep soak in establishment
- Growth rate
- Moderate to fast
- Mature height
- 3 m – 4 m unclipped
- Soil
- Well-drained, enriched loam
- Frost tolerance
- Light frost once established
How to look after it
- 01Feed in early spring and late summer with a balanced slow-release fertiliser.
- 02Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage bushiness.
- 03Water deeply twice weekly for the first season, then reduce as roots establish.
- 04Mulch annually to keep roots cool and suppress competing weeds.
- 05Watch for citrus miner on young leaves; treat early with horticultural oil.
[ Pests & problems ]
What to look out for
The most common issues we see on Murraya hedges around Sydney — how to spot them early, and what to do about them.
Scale insects
Signs: Small brown or white oval bumps clustered along stems and leaf undersides; sticky honeydew.
Remedy: Wipe or hose off light infestations, then apply horticultural oil to smother remaining scale. Repeat after three weeks.
Sooty mould
Signs: Black dusty film coating the leaf surface, usually following scale or aphid honeydew.
Remedy: Treat the sap-sucking pest first, then wash the foliage with a soapy water solution; the mould flakes away as new growth comes through.
