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| Any suggestions? Right now I'm thinking hollies but I don't know which ones would be best suited for a hedge that size. What are some other good evergreen plants for a 6-8' screen/hedge? |
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- Posted by dave_in_nova VA zone 7a (My Page) on Wed, Nov 19, 08 at 12:45
| Sun or shade? Wet or dry? Protected spot or open, windy? Many holly varieties -- Burford, Japanese, some of the Blue hollies, Steeds, etc. Camellias - especially sasanquas Osmanthus species Prunus laurocerasus 'Schipkaensis' Prunus lusitanica Japanese ligustrum (will need pruning though) Euonymus japonica -- many varieties, nice variegated ones too. Yew - deer don't seem to like them. Photinia - up north they aren't as plagued by disease, though they can die back in cold. Boxwoods - slow growing Pyracantha - impenetrable Wintergreen barberry - impenetrable Eleagnus pungens - takes a lot of maintenance Arborvitae and junipers (yuck) Florida anise larger Rhododendrons and Pieris Evergreen viburnums (pragense, and others) Daphniphyllum (rare) Southern Wax myrtles Aucuba (take time to get large)
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- Posted by mbuckmaster 7B/NC (My Page) on Thu, Nov 20, 08 at 19:13
| How much sun is really the key. In addition to the great list above, loropetalum is a good choice sometimes overlooked as an evergreen (or everpurple, really). Haven't grown it myself in NC, but it was great in FL. |
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- Posted by dibbit z7b SC (eblamb@alltel.net) on Thu, Nov 20, 08 at 20:28
| And there are green-leaved Loropetalums as well - a nice one is 'Carolina Moonlight', with creamy white flowers spring and fall.... Tea Olives are another nice evergreen, as is Banana Shrub/Michelia figo, or Florida Leucothoe. If you don't want all of a kind, then a few deciduous things in the areas that need the least blocking might be good - Knock Out roses, red or yellow-twig dogwoods, clethra, calycanthus, forsythias, etc., etc.. |
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- Posted by joydveenc7 7a (My Page) on Thu, Nov 20, 08 at 21:03
| Lots of great ideas. I'm a sucker for the gold threadleaf false cypress "chamaecyparis pisifera." They're about the right size and have medium-fast growth, but need at least 6 hrs a day sun. I read recently that there is a new silver/blue variety out this year. |
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