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Help! I NEED a shrub or three!
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Posted by heavenscent 7b Atlanta (My Page) on Thu, Mar 10, 05 at 20:29
| My neighbors' property is pretty unsightly and my office window faces it! The area in question is 7"L by 4'W dry, north facing and under a 100 year old oak(difficult I know)! I am looking for something to grow about 5-7' high as not to block out any light. Evergreen would be nice, or maybe something with a foutain shape...heck, at this point I'll take anything!
Thanks!
Mandy |
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RE: Help! I NEED a shrub or three!
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| Dry, shady and not more than 7 feet high? It would be tough to find a shrub to meet that bill which could make any impact now. How about a trellis or some structure? Post this question on the shrubs forum also. |
RE: Help! I NEED a shrub or three!
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You could try yews. Evergreens are going to block out the neighbouring view all year but are also going to block out a lot of light.
Or what about silverleaf dogwood shrubs. Pretty foliage, fast growing, nice red twigs for winter interest. I have these shrubs growing very well in dry, shade under 70 year old spruces. Just water regularily the first season to get them settled in. |
RE: Help! I NEED a shrub or three!
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| What about Holly? Some varieties grow tall. I don't know if they will tolerate dry shade, though. |
RE: Help! I NEED a shrub or three!
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I got a few for ya....
1. Tea olive x fortunei (osmanthus fragans would get too big for that area)
2. Elaegnus x ebbengi (don't know how well it will handle shade)
3. Azalea (maybe too slow growing)
4. Camelia Japonica (slow growing as well)
5. Pittosporum tobria (tough as nails) |
RE: Help! I NEED a shrub or three!
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- Posted by pdnyc z7 Long Island (My Page) on
Sun, Mar 27, 05 at 10:50
| The answer to your prayers is cherry laurel, and the particular one you want is Prunus laurocerasus 'Schipkaensis' -- known familiarly as a Skip Laurel. It's a dense, bushy, ultra-shade-tolerant shrub with glossy evergreen leaves, and it tops out at about 6.' Laurels can be planted as far apart or close together (in which case they'll make a hedge) as suits your situation. They're also deer resistant and make fragrant bottlebrush flowers in the spring, so run, don't walk, to your nearest nursery and beg them to sell you one! ---Paula |
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