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Fill in space--which evergreen?
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Posted by glenn_sun 5, iowa (My Page) on Thu, May 10, 07 at 9:15
| hello gardeners---we have 12 red cedars in east west orientation--about 130 feet across the line---years ago a herbacide was sprayed under the trees, the lower brances took 2-5 years to finally die and the neddles all fell off these branches about 4 foot up from ground-i finally got permission to cut them out--now there is a space where these cedar boughs used to cover--now a busy gravel road is visible, and an untidy set of neighbors--my Mom wants that space "filled"--there is pasture behind the line of cedars,with a sunny souther exposure---so we can block the created space from behind--my Mom is 83 years old, very spry, but whatever We put in should something that grows fast. we cannot afford pro tree co. and tree spade, but i can dig & prep however many good holes needed with nice loam and old barn soils-along with whatever soil conditioner will help kick start these new trees/shrubs.
---the area to be planted is wide-100 yards wide, and slopes downhill from sight of the house, so whatever tree/shrub we plant only nees to achieve 3-5 foot of growth height to block out the view of the created space under the cedar trees--(being redundant hopefully to maintain clarity)
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RE: Fill in space--which evergreen?
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- Posted by lindac Iowa Z 5/4 (My Page) on
Mon, May 21, 07 at 21:46
Is the space to be filled on the north or the south side of that line of trees?
That makes a huge difference. If on the North, I would plant upright yews...if on the south perhaps arborvitae.
There are lots of things that would be very nice, but I trust you want to fill in in the winter as well when deciduous trees are leafless.
Meanwhile you could fill in with a row of sunflowers...on the south side of that row of trees.
Linda C |
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