Re: Shrubs for shade

Thanks for the suggestions.  I will go to Michael Dirr's book to read 
about these (and the ones from the previous post.)  I do think that 
Barberry might do just fine.  Around here it does self seed and seems to 
do as well in sun or shade.  And I can dig up plants from the woods at my 
mother's house!  And the birds like the berries.  Anyone know just how 
much shade rosa rugosas can tolerate.  I think they might be nice for 
this use. And part of the fence will be in some sun.


Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com


On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Frank Simpson wrote:

> 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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