Best privacy tree/shrub for shady area?
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Good privacy shrub/tree in a shady, heavily wooded area?
Comments (4)It helps to know approximately where you are located. Yes, zone 7, I know, but not all zone 7 places are equal when it come to recommendations....See MoreBoston Area: Need a shrub for shady area
Comments (4)HOw about a hydrangea? In your zone, you should have plenty of cultivers to pick from, so you should be able to find a bloom color that will work with the roses. Although a lot of the hydrangeas will get larger than 4', they can be pruned to keep them to size....See MoreTaller shrubs for a mostly shady area
Comments (6)I live in central Delaware and have an acuba gold dust. It is in complete shade, gets no supplemental water and is competing with tree roots. It is about 9 feet tall. We have acid/clay soil here. Do hollies grow well in your area? I have a short row of burford hollies also growing in shade and competing with tree roots (spruce tree). This holly is a beautiful shade of dark green. Mine are about 11 or 12 feet tall. I don't know how fast they grow since they were here when I moved in. Very pretty holly, dense and great for privacy....See MoreTrees or shrubs to fill out very shady wooded area
Comments (8)Ken.. it is an honor to have you reply to my thread. I will take a picture and post it later. May I ask you an unrelated question? I want to plant four 10' Black Hills Spruce around my house. They are B&B from Dutchman Farm in Northern Michigan. I am in Howell, by the way. So the nursery who will be obtaining and planting the trees says they cant plant til early June. I am worried about the trees thriving and living if they are planted too latr. The nursery (Mayhews in Fowlerville) told me that since the trees are coming from up north where the weather is still cold, they havent experienced new growth yet, and can be planted at my home anytime as long as its not extremely hot out. What do you think, Ken? These will be expensive and they dont warranty their trees. Should I wait til next year?...See Morejmeshopping
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