RE: planting under Calif. live oak


In a message dated 12/17/99 5:37:40 AM, mmize@att.com writes:

<< Water is NOT detrimental to all native oaks.  >>

Kurt, 

Wow! Am I glad to know that.  An evergreen oak sprang up in my sunny garden 
about 20 years ago after being planted probably by a squirrel.  As you can 
imagine, that part of the yard is now quite shady.  The oak gets regular 
summer water  near the drip line, and it is thriving.  One plant that does 
especially well near the trunk, and away from the water, is Anemone japonica. 
 It lightens up the shade with a profusion of white flowers from late summer 
through autumn.  Ribes vibernum looks beautiful under the oak with pretty 
pink flowers in the spring.  Erigeron karvinskianus does well, too, but does 
not flower as well as the ones in full sun.

Nancy
Los Altos, CA
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