Re: A hedge by the sea
- To: "m*@ucdavis.edu" <m*@ucdavis.edu>
- Subject: Re: A hedge by the sea
- From: G* K* <g*@trump.net.au>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 15:41:06 +1000
- References: <22300624458575@picknowl.com.au>
Oh Trevor, never Coprosma - they say it is good for fire retarding but it
seeds everywhere and is horrible IMHO
Trevor Nottle wrote:
> If the hedges are to be trimmed by local (Italian) authorities and
> gardeners they will do a thorough job of it so you could think about
> the following for hedges by the sea - olive, carob, paliuris
> spina-cristi, duranta repens, NZ Mirror plant - Coprosma sp), holm
> oak, cork oak, pomegranate, kermes oak. These have all been used
> here, with a long summer drought and no watering, for hedges since
> the 1840's and are considered very successful. I was intrigued when I
> was in Italy and Greece in 1997 to discover that those of this list
> that are native to Europe have never(?) been thought of there for
> their potential as hedging plants. Some are thought of as weeds while
> others are thought of as productive plants and yet others are
> regarded as small trees - the potential is there, if it can be seen.
> Interplanted maybe with some wild roses, cistus, rosemary and wild
> clematis and honeysuckle they would make a delightful semi-wild hedge
> and require only one haircut a year - enough for any authority to
> manage - pehaps?
>
> trevor n
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