[Arid_gardener] Highway Screen
Linda Guy
lindaguy@qwest.net
Sun, 27 Jan 2002 17:40:27 -0700
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I know you've received a few other replies but given your increased
height specificity, here are a few more. I was at the UA annual citrus
clinic yesterday, where in the fields of Greenfield's Nursery, I was
visibly reminded that citrus are a very large shrub that we tend to
train into tree form. If you want a 'producing barrier that is
evergreen, this is an option.
The larger varieties of Texas Rangers [leucophyllum] are a good bet.
Texas Mtn. Laurel is another. The bushes you saw with the yellow flowers
and grey/green foliage are probably brittlebush and they won't meet your
height requirements. Of course, there is the ubiquitous oleander that
makes a very nice dense hedge.
For other ideas, you can use the advanced search function at elandscape
[based in Phoenix] to specify your requirements.
http://www.elandscape.com/lvl/lvl.html?s=a
Linda Guy, MG
AMANDA WELTY wrote:
> I would love a native shrub that would grow taller. The taller the
> better. I would like it to be evergreen and full, to really screen
> the freeway well. I should also mention that we already have a 6
> ft chain link fence running the length of the offensive side, so if
> the shrub was over 6 ft it could help hide the fence also. Some parts
> of the loop 101 in Peoria are landscape with large bushes (grey/green
> foliage, yellow flowers?), but I am concerned about their toxicity.
> Texas Sage and Ruella were suggested and I will taking a look at
> those. Any other suggestions? Amanda
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Linda Guy
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 8:45 PM
> To: waddell1615@msn.com
> Subject: Re: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW
> page
> Do you really think 4 feet will do it? There alot of native
> shrubs that would grow quickly but most exceed 4'. Let us
> know.
>
> Linda Guy, MG
>
>
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I know you've received a few other replies but given your increased height
specificity, here are a few more. I was at the UA annual citrus clinic
yesterday, where in the fields of Greenfield's Nursery, I was visibly reminded
that citrus are a very large shrub that we tend to train into tree form.
If you want a 'producing barrier that is evergreen, this is an option.
<p>The larger varieties of Texas Rangers [leucophyllum] are a good bet.
Texas Mtn. Laurel is another. The bushes you saw with the yellow flowers
and grey/green foliage are probably brittlebush and they won't meet your
height requirements. Of course, there is the ubiquitous oleander that makes
a very nice dense hedge.
<p>For other ideas, you can use the advanced search function at elandscape
[based in Phoenix] to specify your requirements. <A HREF="http://www.elandscape.com/lvl/lvl.html?s=a">http://www.elandscape.com/lvl/lvl.html?s=a</A>
<p>Linda Guy, MG
<p>AMANDA WELTY wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I would love a native shrub that would grow taller.
The taller the better. I would like it to be evergreen and full,
to really screen the freeway well. I should also
mention that we already have a 6 ft chain link fence running the length
of the offensive side, so if the shrub was over 6 ft it could help hide
the fence also. Some parts of the loop 101 in Peoria are landscape
with large bushes (grey/green foliage, yellow flowers?), but I am concerned
about their toxicity. Texas Sage and Ruella were suggested and I
will taking a look at those. Any other suggestions? Amanda
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Do you really think 4 feet will do it? There alot of native shrubs
that would grow quickly but most exceed 4'. Let us know.
<p>Linda Guy, MG
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