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List of Plants for Hedges

A. BARRIERS. This group consists of types of plants which are compact in their habit of growth and some of which are thorny. They are excellent as barriers for two reasons: either because of their thorny character or because of their extremely close habit of growth. The first list (a) contains plants which hold their leaves during the winter months, and the second list (b) contains plants which do not hold their leaves during the winter months. a. Holding leaves during winter:

Chamaecyparis pisifera plumosa Plume-like Cypress Fagus sylvatica European Beech Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape Picea excelsa Norway Spruce Pyracantha coccinea lalandi Evergreen Thorn Thuja (in variety) Tsuga canadensis Canadian Hemlock b. Not holding leaves during winter:

Acer campestre European Cork Maple Berberis thunbergi Thunberg's Japanese Barberry Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam Chaenomeles japonica Japanese Quince Citrus trifoliata Hardy Orange Crataegus coccinea Scarlet-fruited Thorn Crataegus cordata Washington Thorn Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur Thorn Crataegus oxycantha May Thorn Arborvitae Fagus americana American Beech Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust Hippophae rhamnoides Sea Buckthorn Lonicera fragrantissima Early Fragrant Honeysuckle Maclura pomifera Osage Orange Prunus spinosa Black Thorn Rhamnus cathartica Common Buckthorn Rhamnus frangula (variety latifolia) Alder Buckthorn Rosa rugosa Japanese Rose B. EDGINGS FOR WALKS AND FOR GARDEN BORDERS. The plants in this group are either dwarf in their habit of growth or can be pruned severely in order to keep them in a low, compact form. The average height at which these hedges may be maintained is eight inches to eighteen inches.

Astilbe japonica Japanese Astilbe Azalea amoena Hardy Evergreen Azalea Berberis thunbergi Thunberg's Japanese Barberry Buxus suffruticosa Dwarf Box Deutzia gracilis Slender Deutzia Ilex microphylla Small-leaved Holly Ilex glabra Inkberry Ligustrum ibota regelianum Regel's Privet Philadelphus coronarius nanus Dwarf Mock Orange Philadelphus coronarius nanus aureus Golden Dwarf Mock Orange Pieris japonica Japanese Fetterbush Pyracantha coccinea lalandi Evergreen Thorn Rosa blanda Meadow Rose Rosa polyantha (in variety) Fairy Rose Spiraea bumalda anthony waterer Crimson Spirea Spiraea callosa alba Fortune's White Spirea Thuja occidentalis Tom Thumb or variety umbraculifera Tom Thumb Arborvitae