Re: tall, thin screen
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: tall, thin screen
- From: C* D*
- Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 19:27:08 -0700
- References: <7b.3ce161c.2648baff@aol.com>
Of course, one of the ubiquitous ones in California is
Bougainvillea. And another good "fence" is privet. I have them at one
side of my lot and it grows about ten to twelve feet high. When I
first planted it it was about three feet high. It was late in the
fall. I wanted to "amend" the soil so I bought three bags of "steer
manure". I plopped them down at the end of the line and then the
rains came before I could do anything. The bags of course split open.
By late spring these bushes were six feet high while the rest were
only four!
The main trouble with some of these rank growers is that
people don't know how to prune them. They manicure the surface, cut
off the growing ends to try to imitate a boxwood hedge. What one
should do is: 1) once a year go out and identify the largest canes
and 2) cut them back to the ground.
Take out one third of the canes, the largest, and the rest
will produce the foliage you want to hide your "treasures". These old
canes are what gives a leggy appearance because they no longer
produce growth. ---Chas---
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