Re: Shrubs for shade
Some ideas:
Holly: Ilex glabra, Ilex pendunculosa, blue follows
Enkianthus: campanulatus, perrulatus
Viburnum
Leucothoe
Fothergilla
Pierus
Kalmia
Magnolia virginaina
Berberis thumbergii
Taxus
Lindera benzoin
Acer palmatum, pseudosiebolianus
Forsythia
Rubus oderatus
Tsuga
Euonomous: fortunii, alatus
Some of these have a looser form in shade which may or may not acceptable to
you.
I have no idea whether these are poisonous to livestock. Several are
ericaceous.
I avoid Kalmia angustifolia (aka Lambkill).
Denise Leonard wrote:
> I know this subject has come up before, but... I am planning on putting
> up a dog run on my property and it will border the road. I would like to
> plant a hedge between the fence and the road. There is acutally lots of
> space as the fence will be some 30 back from the road. But, the area in
> question is quite shaded by apple trees and white pine trees. I do have
> a clethra I will probably move to that area as it will be in the way of
> the fence. ANy other suggestions? I would like fairly quick growth if
> possible. And we will not be abel to see these from the house, so they
> don;t have to look particularly ornamental. But, I will be pasturing
> sheep nearby so poisonous shrubs like rhododendrums and that family are
> not a possibility. I live in zone 5 in western Massachusetts.
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Denise Leonard
> Tanstaafl Farm
> Greenfield, MA
> dal@shaysnet.com
>
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