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Posted by bcubed 6TN (My Page) on Wed, Feb 4, 09 at 13:41
Hi...We bought this property 15 years ago, and at the foot of a hill I found thousands (literally) of pink lady's slippers.
Since then, nothing has been done to the property, and it has grown wild with roses,etc. WE got a bulldozer to come in and make a path back to the lady's slippers this winter. MY question is this: there are some shrubs growing back there that look just like english boxwoods. That cannot be, because box takes soooo long to grow. What can these shrubs be? I want to plant a wild flower garden back there, and do not know what to do to get started. Any
advice will be gratefully considered. BBBunn |
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| A picture on the ID forum is the only way to be sure, but if they look somewhat like boxwoods, the invasive privet (ligustrum sinensis) seems like a possible culprit. But a picture would solve the issue in two seconds...esh_ga will name it four seconds after you post. =) |
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| mbuckmaster - too funny! Does sound like it could be chinese privet. Look for opposite leaves along the stem (that is they are in pairs). Alternate leaves could be some sort small leaved holly - I have seen just a few instances of such in the past. |
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| I have tons of privet on my property and have struggled for about a decade to try to get it out with limited success. Still have it. As for smaller shrubs, I have found what appears to be some of Japanese hollies, too, although there are only a few of them. Hope you have the hollies and not the privet. Privet suckers as well as re-seeds, so it is a pain. Yes, Esh could probably give you an ID in a snap! |
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| WOw your lucky to have lady slippers growing on your property. They are endangered in pa. |
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| Are the lady slippers up yet? Marking their locations while the leaves are visible may help if you want to do work on the wildflower area after the lady slipper foliage has died back. |
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