I live in the DC suburbs. My chindo is on the east facing wall as part of the foundation of my house. Only 3 hours of sun.

The tallest stem is now 6-7 feet. 2 years after I planted it. I trim it to keep it from speading too much horizontally.

I planted it in the fall. the first year it had some damage. But it rebounded and is easy to trim & take care of.

Nice foliage good looking. Solid but it has never knocked my socks off. If it went away, I wouldn't necessarily look for another chindo. Part of the chorus not a featured performer.

Kinda big, bold shrub not to be featured. Borderline evergreens should not get early morning sun.

I bought several 3-gallon shrubs in 2003. They slept, crept and then lept (just like the saying). Now they are 12-14 feet tall? They never have flowered though and I feel sure they get enough sun to do so. But they are big, glossy and evergreen and I bought them for a screening effect. I'm in zone 7a/7b.

3 years is not much of a hardiness trial. I was looking at a commercial site recently that showed a row of tall ones and it looked like they had not flowered either.

I have some in full sun that flower on the oldest branches near the ground. They were 3 gallons planted in 2000. They are now 12'+ and very attractive. The flowers, however, are very inconspicuous and not worth considering when choosing this plant.

I grow this plant in S. NJ. It's planted close to an east facing wall. It was planted in 02 or 03 at 2'. This plant is at least 20' flowers heavily and makes a few berries. It's seen close to 0F and several nights below 10F. No damage from winter. It does have quite a thirst and it's fibrous, fleshy roots roam widely. The source was Fairweather Gardens in NJ

herman,

I just bought a Chindo and I am in South Jersey. I was a little worried about being on the edge of its hardiness zone. Do you do anything special to help it winter over? Anything I should do during the first few years? I'm putting in a 5 foot specimen in mid October, hopefully that's enough time for the roots to grow in. Thanks for your help!

Megan