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| I have an area in my back yard that has several special requirements and I hope someone might have some shrub ideas for me on this...I will also need ground prep and maintainence ideas too.
The area is the corner of my backyard, sided by two 6'ft privacy stockade fences...next to a huge, black walnut, presumably over numerous other large tress root systems, such as a maple, chestnut and another that I have not identified. The area seems to be moist and is deeply shaded. The only sun it gets is in the winter around noon and then regular reflected light. What can I put there? Here's what I hope for: -3 season interest
Here are some of my considerations: Pieris (doesn't seem to be black walnut tolerant)
Are their other fern varieties that would be giant and BW tolerant? Help is appreicated!
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- Posted by balsam_girl (My Page) on Sat, May 17, 08 at 11:38
| I have ferns growing in my woods near a wetland that get very tall, about 4 feet high. They are big. Unfortunately I don't know what kind they are only that they grow wild here in Wisconsin. Whether or not they'd be black walnut resistant, I can't say... |
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- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 (My Page) on Sun, May 25, 08 at 18:11
| Found this by simply Googling Juglone Resistant Plants... Plants Observed Growing Under or Near Black Walnut* Japanese Maples, Acer palmatum and its cultivars Pot-marigold, Calendula officinalis 'Nonstop' Ostrich ferns aren't bothered by black walnuts either. Once established, the ostrich ferns can grow quite large. Mine have adapted to full sun and are huge - almost prehistoric looking. |
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| I find Choisya ternata, Clerodendron bungei, Eleagnus pungens, Pollia japonica, Heptacodium miconioides, and Magnolia grandiflora do well under/near a black walnut. |
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| Your backyard sounds very similar to mine. I've got Viburnum Trilobum & Arrowood growing well, but in that level of shade they aren't blooming so no berries. Spicebush/Lindera is doing wonderful - yellow fall color, yellow flowers very early spring, & red berries in winter. Grows fast to 6' tall in moist areas so a mail order plant is an option if you can't find locally. Carolina Allspice is also growing great. Unusual brown flowers that smell nice. 4'h x 4'w Itea is doing good in shade - the fall color is better w/ more sun, but it's got a nice arching shape, flowers & holds onto it's leaves most of the winter. But they leaf out very late in the spring so I prefer to have another plant behind it. 3'h x 4'w I moved a variagated Dogwood out of full sun into this shady area temporarily, but it's growing like crazy so I'm going to leave it. I just bought a small Canadian Hemlock which I'm sure will do good here. In a slightly bright spot I planted Arborvitae Brabant (reportedly more shade tolerant) for privacy, but they lost alot of density quickly, so I bought more, moved then closer & replanted in a zig-zag. Bladdernut was doing good (6'h x 4'w) until the dogs urinated it to death. Pumilla Dogwood is in a wet spot & looking very healthy. It doesn't bloom in the shade, but the leaves are thick & green, w/ red at the edges. I like it alot. I tried Pieris - it died quickly. Kerria is very thin, but good up against a fence. Viburnum Sargentii looks awful - not sure if it's a shade or walnut issue. |
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