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Name: Rick Corey Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a) Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f              RickCorey Oct 15, 2013 3:01 PM CST |
| I would like to know what these trees are, or even names for varieties that would grow the same way: fast and medium tall with foliage all the way down, to form a narrow leafy screen, not a long bare trunk or very broad and wide. These are growing in WA state, Issaquah, around 15-20 mile inland, but they are almost certainly imported, not local varieties. Thanks in advance! I'm sorry the attempt to photograph the evergreen greenery failed. They aren't needles, more like fat webbing.   Just because it ISN'T complicated doesn't mean I can't MAKE it complicated! Weather Links ~ Sunset Zones ~ Degree Days ~~ National Gardening Association Kitazawa Seeds ~ Tainong Seeds ~~ ATP Member Map ~~ My Blogs ~~ Coop Extension Finder Seriously Hot Peppers ~~ Seed Library Resources ~~ Piggy Swap Chat #11 |
Name: Kent Pfeiffer Southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b)          |
| Hard to say for certain, but it could be some sort of Arborvitae (Thuja). They commonly grow in a conical shape and, even when they don't do it naturally, are often pruned into that form. http://garden.org/plants/brows... |
Name: Rick Corey Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a) Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f RickCorey Oct 15, 2013 3:54 PM CST |
| Thanks, Kent. I think you're right. I guessed that, when someone knew the right name, it would be a recognizable, mainstream landscaping name. "Arborvitae" sounds right. These "leaves" or "needles" look exactly right: American Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold') This form looks about right: Eastern Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd') Just because it ISN'T complicated doesn't mean I can't MAKE it complicated! Weather Links ~ Sunset Zones ~ Degree Days ~~ National Gardening Association Kitazawa Seeds ~ Tainong Seeds ~~ ATP Member Map ~~ My Blogs ~~ Coop Extension Finder Seriously Hot Peppers ~~ Seed Library Resources ~~ Piggy Swap Chat #11 |
Name: David Paul (Zone 9b)             DavidofDeLand Oct 15, 2013 5:03 PM CST |
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Name: Jean Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)   Moonhowl Oct 15, 2013 6:05 PM CST |
| Hi Rick, Would something like Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil" work for you? They are pretty neat evergreen hollies. http://www.missouribotanicalga... |
Name: David Paul (Zone 9b) DavidofDeLand Oct 15, 2013 6:34 PM CST |
| I have Sky pencil Holly. They grow really slooooooowly. Beautiful and Slooooooowly. |
Name: Rick Corey Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a) Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f RickCorey Oct 15, 2013 7:03 PM CST |
| That Sky Pencil Holly looks lovely and has the right shape, but Becky would want the screen established all the way up to deck level ASAP. Also, amazingly, I see that someone thinks it would be invasive in WA, at least in Snohomish and King Counties! http://www.invasiveplantatlas.... Just because it ISN'T complicated doesn't mean I can't MAKE it complicated! Weather Links ~ Sunset Zones ~ Degree Days ~~ National Gardening Association Kitazawa Seeds ~ Tainong Seeds ~~ ATP Member Map ~~ My Blogs ~~ Coop Extension Finder Seriously Hot Peppers ~~ Seed Library Resources ~~ Piggy Swap Chat #11 |
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