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Privacy hedge/shrub ideas for dense, dry shade.
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denninmi 6A SE Michigan (
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Mon, Jun 25, 12 at 15:54
| In Michigan. Back of lot line, a row of evergreens back there is going kaput, quite heavily shaded by nearby large, maturing oaks. The evergreens are sparse and scraggly, not yielding much privacy anymore.
I do know two things that thrive back there, buckthorn and Tartarian honeysuckle. Yuck.
Any ideas for anything a little less, well, a weed? Something with a little more class and pizzazz?
And no, a fence is not an option. I wish it were. My community restricts fences quite heavily, but has no restrictions on hedgerows.
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RE: Privacy hedge/shrub ideas for dense, dry shade.
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| Oh, should add, deciduous is fine, no one goes back there all winter to speak of. |
RE: Privacy hedge/shrub ideas for dense, dry shade.
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| Oaks have a deep taproot and unlike maples don't suck moisture and nutrients quite so badly. A little known but lovely shrub is Eleutherococcus sieboldiana variegatus. The downside is that it is exceedlingly slow growing. But I like mine very much. |
RE: Privacy hedge/shrub ideas for dense, dry shade.
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| Oh, that plant. I have one, but didn't recognize that name. I thought it was Aralia something. It is a slow grower. Thanks for the suggestion. |
RE: Privacy hedge/shrub ideas for dense, dry shade.
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| Yews are always a good standby for heavy shade. Also pretty drought tolerant once established. |
RE: Privacy hedge/shrub ideas for dense, dry shade.
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| Would Aucuba survive in your zone? Viburnum tinus? And here I would say Mahonia, maybe Mahonia 'Winter Sun', but I understand some Mahonias are invasive in the US. The native M aquifolium aka Oregon Grape will do in shade but is fairly low growing. |
RE: Privacy hedge/shrub ideas for dense, dry shade.
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| Unfortunately, neither A. japonica nor that species of Viburnum are hardy here. Mahonias, well, I don't have much experience with those other than M. aquifolium, so I'll research those. Thank you for the response. |
RE: Privacy hedge/shrub ideas for dense, dry shade.
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| Unfortunately, neither A. japonica nor that species of Viburnum are hardy here. Mahonias, well, I don't have much experience with those other than M. aquifolium, so I'll research those. Thank you for the response. |
RE: Privacy hedge/shrub ideas for dense, dry shade.
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| Unfortunately, neither A. japonica nor that species of Viburnum are hardy here. Mahonias, well, I don't have much experience with those other than M. aquifolium, so I'll research those. Thank you for the response. |
RE: Privacy hedge/shrub ideas for dense, dry shade.
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| Unfortunately, neither A. japonica nor that species of Viburnum are hardy here. Mahonias, well, I don't have much experience with those other than M. aquifolium, so I'll research those. Thank you for the response. |
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