RE: Narrow plants - like narrow cars

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Could be mine is a cultivar that is somewhat smaller.  It is often used for spots like this in California, which is what gave me the idea.  But so many of our landscapes are very young.  Perhaps in 75 years, the owners of this house will be cursing me!

KR

 

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From: Tony and Moira [mailto:tomory@xtra.co.nz]
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 2:12 PM
To: pkssreid@comcast.net
Cc: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Re: Narrow plants - like narrow cars

 

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From: p*@comcast.net

 

I am in the exact same zone and have a spot JUST like that: fence on one side, reflected sun side is the pool and a paved pool surround!  I have planted Podocarpus gracilior which is fairly easy to prune to stay within bounds and makes a rather nice screen after 7 or so years.  Don’t know if you want something that tall however.

 

Karrie Reid

 

This suggestion somewhat astonishes me as I knew the tree in the wild in Kenya and there it can easily stand 60-80 feet high and appropriately wide. It is closely related also to some of the largest trees in NZ.

 

 It is amazing what pruning will do!!

 

Moira