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looking for an evergreen that does well in shade
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Posted by ncstockguy Zone7 NC (My Page) on Tue, Jan 24, 06 at 21:50
We need to grow an evergreen screen, but it will get quite a bit of shade from some tall trees. Does any one know if Wax Myrtle would work in this situation? Would appreciate comments from anyone with experience with it. Also welcome other suggestions for a good fast growing evergreen. (We're not interested in Leyland Cypress)
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RE: looking for an evergreen that does well in shade
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| Wax myrtle can be brittle and lose limbs. It will also lose lower foliage leaving bare holes in your screening. The ones down here are a pain about sending up sprouts. Have you thought about some of the viburnums? I am sure there are some that would do well in your area. |
RE: looking for an evergreen that does well in shade
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| Viburnums are nice plants. Are there some that are evergreen? The ones I've seen are all deciduous. |
RE: looking for an evergreen that does well in shade
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| V. Odoratissum, Tinus, Suspensum and Awabuki (or Awabuki Chindo) are all evergreens and make terrific screens. Not sure if they will do well in your area however. You might want to look around your neighborhood and see if anyone is growing them. |
RE: looking for an evergreen that does well in shade
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| Leyland Cypress wouldn't have worked anyway. We tried it as a screen and it grew too sparse in the shade. While shade isn't ideal for wax myrtles, we have some growing in woodland conditions and they are quite thick. If you have enough room to layer with lower growing bushes in front, such as rhododendrons, to patch any holes it might work very well. |
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