Re: shrubs, getting on, what's new?
- Subject: Re: shrubs, getting on, what's new?
- From: "Marge Talt" m*@hort.net
- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 23:58:10 -0400
Hal, no recommendations for dwarf conifers for z5b...sorry, but
winter damage to Spirea should not be a problem as they bloom on new
wood. I always give mine a pretty good haircut in late winter /
early spring. Cut a whole bunch of overgrown ones to the ground this
March and they are now about 2.5 feet tall and starting to flower.
Holly will also take pretty drastic pruning with aplomb.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: hlanktree2@comcast.net
> I am in zone 5b a little north of Detroit, Michigan, altho we
haven't really
> had 5b winter low temps in about 20 years. Last winter was pretty
hard on
> woody plants here though. My holly and spirea both had a lot of
winter die
> back for the first time.
>
> Anyone have recomendations for dwarf conifers for 5b Michigan?
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