RE: conifer recommendation??

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: RE: [CHAT] conifer recommendation??
• From: Theresa -yhoo t*@yahoo.com
• Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 18:33:18 -0700 (PDT)
• In-reply-to: 001b01c66d3f$a9f571c0$6500a8c0@william4e9ze6z

No, berm won't work- would end up with major neighbor
problems as it would force water into other's
property.  So, have to stick to trees that like wet
feet in winter.

Theresa

--- Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
wrote:

> Most folks with that situation here, build a little
> berm and basically place
> the root ball on the soil with the top of the berm
> even with the top of the
> root ball.  They WILL die if they are too wet.  I
> had the same problem in my
> back yard.  (Voice of experience, speaking.)  If
> they use the berm method,
> the plants should do fine.  They did that across the
> street and all their
> pines are doing marvelously.  (This area is known
> for clay/gravel mixture.)
> Is the area acidic or alkaline?  They may need to
> amend the soil to please
> the pine.
> 
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
> [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of Theresa -yhoo
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 12:38 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: [CHAT] conifer recommendation??
> 
> Hi all-
> 
> I'm at my sister's house in WNY, I believe she is
> somewhere between zone 5
> and 6.  Anyway, they want to plant a row of "pine
> trees" between their house
> and the neighbors for some privacy.  Problem is,
> that area tends not to
> drain very well, so likely will have wet feet for
> part of the winter.
> Anybody have suggestions of what might live?  Gets
> sun more than half the
> day, soil is poor, clay like and with gravel.
> 
> thx, Theresa
> 
>
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