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Evergreen privacy hedge shrub (CA) w/new growth red?

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Posted by kmickleson z9 CA (My Page) on
Sun, Jan 30, 11 at 17:01

There is a leafy dark green hedge plant commonly seen here in Marin which sports new red leaves in its growing season, but I don't know it's name. Grows tall and is evergreen. Anyone?

I'd also appreciate names of any other fast-growing evergreen hedge shrubs ok for z9. It will be on the east side of a west-facing fence and get long morning sun.

Thanks,

Karen

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RE: Evergreen privacy hedge shrub (CA) w/new growth red?

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Sounds like red tip photinia, Photinia x fraseri. Most broadleaved evergreen shrubs can be used for hedging purposes - English laurel, Pacific wax myrtle, podocarpus, pittosporum, oleander, escallonia, osmanthus, Indian hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis) and Viburnum tinus grow relatively rapidly and should all work in your zone. Clumping bamboo is another choice - at least for privacy screening purposes if not a true hedge.

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  • Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
    Mon, Jan 31, 11 at 2:13

Disease problems are sweeping through Fraser photinia, I would avoid planting this quite large shrub for that reason alone. Also seeing some troubles with Photinia glabra. There's a table of screening and hedge plants in the front part of the Sunset Western Garden Book, you might want to look at that.

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