What grows under pine trees?
mariesgarden
21 years ago
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What can I grow under these pines?
Comments (7)I grow quite a few things under tall old spruce. Hostas, ferns, bleeding heart, Northern Lights azaleas, ninebark. Nothing that holds its leaves, for sure, but the ninebarks are at the interesting multi colored shreddy bark stage - which to me is just as good. Largely, winter interest under 5 or 6 feet of snow here is a non starter. I (or someone) would have to get on a ladder and clear out those gutters - pines definitely do litter. But the needles are useful spread around garden beds like mulch....See MoreWhat Vegetables will grow under shaded Pine Trees
Comments (6)The north and east sides of my garden have pine trees surrounding them I have 6 hours sun and I can grow all vegetables except Tomatoes with very long DTM watermelon with long DTM. I have my plants in raised beds so the roots of the trees are not a big issue. If you have an in ground garden you will need to watch out for pine tree roots sucking away all the moisture. The main issue here seems to be the sun. I would guess you could grow all leaf vegetables peas and maybe bean successfully....See MoreWhat to grow under pine tree
Comments (2)lilies and stonecrop do pretty well in acidic soil. lily of the valley thrives under my pine. if you tell her to mix in some organic mix, that should take some of the edge out of the soil. some hostas should be able to survive too. we have a bleeding heart on the edge of our pine's radius - it does very well....See Morewhat will grow under a cypress pine
Comments (4)I know there is some scientific explanation for the toxicity but can't remember what it is. As far as I am concerned, the biggest problem is that pines seem to soak up every bit of moisture there is and send little fine feeder roots into anything that is cultivated and/or watered. I have a deodar (spelling?) which is a beautiful tree. But so thirsty! Underneath it I grow mahonias (not the holly leaf one), which are incredibly hardy, and lots of succulents. The deodar gives frost protection for them and the greys/blues/pinks provide a good colour contrast. I'd like some of the really dark (blackish) succulents but haven't found one yet that will survive our winters. I use the fallen pine needles as mulch around my camellias and they don't seem to mind one bit....See Moremariesgarden
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