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Re: Regional Gardening

At 06:45 PM 8/6/98 -0800, Janet Smithen wrote:
>        <snip>                                                  We
>don't have to stick to Cal. natives. What other Mediterranean climate
>plants do you see as "clipp-able" outside of the usual box, bay and
>myrtle?

Hi Jan - 

I'm sure there are more, but 'off the top' of my head, I am reminded
of Redwoods (since I was just visiting them last week on the north
coast and came home to a specimen I'm trying to 'clip out' of a spot
farr to close to an antique wall - a useless endeavor!).  Sequoia
sempervirens responds marvelously to 'clipping' as it is nearly
impossible to kill off without removing the root burl entirely!  I
have seen many handsome hedges of young saplings, which over time
tend not to produce the upward rocket of growth, instead seemly
'giving into' their pruned shaped (but not it neglected!).  There is
also a dwarf, spreading clone which does not produce upward growth
which might be more appropriate for a low hedge.  The new, feathery
chartreuse foliage is very handsome in the spring, becoming darker
green in summer.  Fall brings some dieback of shoots in preparation
for the winter/spring new growth, but the foliage would be reliably
evergreen and handsome throughout the year.


 Sean A. O'Hara                     sean.ohara@ucop.edu
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