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| I posted this on the "Name That Plant" forum before realizing there was one for shrubs!
I've inherited a yard that went completely untended for 20 years. These are growing along the entire back wall of our property:
I know they are supposed to be bushes (not trees!). My question is, does anyone know what they are and, more importantly, will they fill in if I prune them? They are severely top-heavy and I need to cut them back quite a bit, but they don't strike me as the type of bushes that will come back nicely if I do.
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| New Zealand Tea Tree (lepospermum), I'm fairly sure. I love it in spring until the flowers go away. After that, they are pretty nondescript,to my eye. I believe they are shrubs, but I prefer them trained into tree form. White or pink, they are gorgeous in spring. |
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| Thanks so much! I was able to find lots of good information on the web now that I had the name. You're right, they're beautiful in the spring, but rather dull the rest of the year. Mine are dreadfully overgrown and top heavy, but I got some good tips on how (and how not) to prune them. Thanks again! |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/S 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 25, 10 at 12:37
| There are some Leptospermum that are lower-growing, but most of the first introductions were the tree-type - 12-15ft ish. A lot of the exit ramps in the Bay Area are landscaped with the early types. Definitely not a specimen out of bloom and that one needs some more stuff around it - Pittosporum, Chaenomeles, etc. whatever is appropriate for wherever you live. Dan |
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