Re: Myrsine african as Boxwood hedge substitute

David:

It seems to me the smallest Myrsine hedge I've ever
seen was at about three feet and that looked pretty
hard all around and quite bare at the bottom after
just a few years.

What about one of the really dwarf Escallonias (such
as 'Newport Dwarf') or Rhaphiolepis 'Pink Dancer'?

Isn't there a very tiny Myrtus communis selection
('Minimus' or some such)?

Maybe you could even use a semi-trailing rosemary. 
Wasn't there discussion here not too long ago about a
Rosmarinus selection that reached only two feet?

Has anyone had good success with the dwarf selections
of Ilex vomitoria or Ilex crenata as hedges?

Or you could thing about those traditional knot-garden
plants such as Santolina, Lavandula, or Satureja
montana.

Joe
--- david feix <davidfeix@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Can anyone tell me if Myrsine would be suitable as a
> clipped hedge kept at 18" tall x 12" wide(45cm x
> 30cm), similar to a dwarf boxwood hedge?  I am
> uncertain if
> Myrsine can be kept this small, all the literature
> I've read recommends minimum size of double this. 
> The
> reason I ask is that the dwarf cultivar 1 gallon
> size
> Buxus microphylla  'Winter Gem' or B. sempervirens
> 'Green Beauty' shrubs are so tiny as available
> locally, and I was thinking of substituting Myrsine.
> 
> The budget is a little tight to use 5 gallon Buxus
> for
> the amount of hedge needed, and I am at a loss to
> think of other similar shrubs with small deep green
> leaves suitable as a tight clipped hedge for a sun
> to
> partial shade garden in the Oakland hills.(USDA zone
> 10a).
> 
> Good idea, or asking for trouble?
> 
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=====
Joe Seals
Santa Maria, California --
where the weather is always perfect
and my garden always has something blooming
and birds galore

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