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Hedges and Screens Chart

BOTANICAL
COMMON
ZONE
SIZE
USE
SUN OR
CULTURE
BLOOMS
NAME
NAME
 
(Height)
 
SHADE
 
 
Abelia x grandiflora
Glossy Abelia
6 to 9
 6'
Hedges.
Sun/partial
Moist, well-drained soil.
White or pink in summer.
Aesculus parviflora
Bottlebrush Buckeye
4 to 8
 8 -12'
Large screen.
Sun/partial
Moist, well-drained soil.
White flowers in June.
Aronia arbutifolia
Red Chokeberry
4 to 9
6'
Low screen or hedge.
Sun/partial
Well-drained soil.
White flowers in spring.
Berberis julianae
Wintergreen Barberry
5 to 8
6 - 8'
Barrier or hedge.
Sun/partial
Well-drained fertile soil. Evergreen.
Fragrant yellow flower in spring.
Buddleia davidii
Butterfly Bush
5 to 9
10 -12'
Open screen.
Full Sun
Well-drained fertile soil. Cut back heavily in spring.
Various colors blooming in summer.
Buxus sempervirens
Common Boxwood
5 to 8
15'
Tall screen or hedge.
Sun/partial
Well-drained fertile soil. Evergreen.
Not noteworthy.
Buxus sempervirens `Suffruticosa'
English Boxwood
5 to 8
3 - 4'
Low hedge or specimen.
Sun/partial
Well-drained fertile soil. Evergreen.
Not noteworthy.
Callicarpa japonica
Japanese Beautyberry
5 to 8
6 - 8'
Low screen or border.
Sun/partial
Well-drained soil. Beautiful violet purple berries in fall.
White to pink flowers in summer.
Carpinus betulus `Fastigiata'
Columnar European Hornbeam
4 to 8
30 - 40'
Tall screen or hedge.
Full Sun
Well-drained soil.
Not noteworthy.
Caryopteris x clandonensis
Bluebeard
6 to 9
3 - 4'
Open screen or border.
Full Sun
Well-drained soil.
Blue flower in summer.
Cornus alba `Siberica'
Tatarian Dogwood
2 to 8
6 - 8'
Open screen.
Sun/partial
Well-drained soil. Blood red stems, reddish-purple fall color.
White flowers in spring.
Cornus sericea
Redosier Dogwood
2 to 8
7 - 9'
Open screen.
Sun/partial
Moist fertile soil. Blood red stems, reddish-purple fall color.
White flowers in spring.
Cupressus arizonica
Arizona Cypress
6 to 10
20 - 30'
Tall screen or windbreak.
Full Sun
Well-drained fertile soil. Evergreen.
Not noteworthy.
Eleagnus angustifolia
Russian Olive
2 to 7
10 - 12'
Large hedge or border.
Full Sun
Well-drained soil. Birds are attracted to fruit.
Fragrant creamy flowers in spring.
Euonymous alatus `Compactus'
Compact Burning Bush
4 to 8
6 - 8'
Low hedge or screen.
Full Sun
Well-drained fertile soil. Will produce red fruit in fall.
Inconspicuous in late spring.
Euonymous kiautschovicus `Manhattan'
Manhattan Euonymous
5 to 8
6 - 8'
Hedge or screen.
Sun/partial
Well-drained fertile soil. Evergreen.
Not noteworthy.
Forsythia x intermedia
Forsythia
6 to 9
6 - 10'
Open screen or border.
Full Sun
Any average garden soil.
Bright yellow flowers in spring.
Ilex cornuta `Burfodii'
Burford Holly
7 to 9
8 - 10'
Hedges or screens.
Sun/partial
Well-drained fertile soil. Drought tolerant evergreen. Red berries in fall.
Fragrant green flowers in spring.
Ilex crenata `Compacta'
Compact Japanese Holly
6 to  8
5 - 6'
Hedges or screens.
Sun/partial
Well-drained fertile soil. Evergreen. Black berries in fall.
Not noteworthy.
Ilex glabra `Shamrock'
Inkberry
4 to 9
3 - 4'
Hedges and border.
Full Sun
Prefers moist, acid soils. Evergreen. Black fruit in the fall.
White flowers in spring.
Ilex x attenuata `Foster#2'
Foster Holly
6 to 0
20 - 25'
Tall screen or specimen.
Sun/partial
Well drained, fertile acid soil. Evergreen with red berries in the fall.
Green flowers in the spring.
Ilex x meserveae `Blue Angel'
Blue Holly
6 to 9
6 - 8'
Hedge, screen, border.
Sun/partial
Well drained, fertile soil. Evergreen with red berries in the fall.
White flowers in the spring.
Juniperus chinensis `Mint Julep'
Mint Julep Juniper
5 to 8
6 - 8'
Hedge or border.
Full Sun
Well-drained fertile soil. Evergreen.
Not noteworthy.
Juniperus chinensis `Robusta Green'
Upright Juniper
5 to 8
10 - 15'
Tall screen or windbreak.
Full Sun
Well-drained fertile soil. Evergreen.
Not noteworthy.
Lagerstroemia indica `Acoma'
Dwarf Crape Myrtle
7 to 9
6 - 8'
Tall screen or hedge.
Full Sun
Well-drained soil. Brilliant fall color.
White flowers in summer.
Lagerstroemia indica `Centennial'
Miniature
7 to 9
3 - 4'
Low hedge or border.
Full Sun
Well-drained soil. Brilliant fall color.
Lavender flowers in summer.
Lagerstroemia indica `Hope'
Miniature
7 to 9
4 - 5'
Low hedge or border.
Full Sun
Well-drained soil. Brilliant fall color.
White flowers in summer.
Lagerstroemia indica `Ozark Spring'
Miniature
7 to 9
4 - 5'
Low hedge or border.
Full Sun
Well-drained soil. Brilliant fall color.
Lavender flowers in summer.
Lagerstroemia indica `Victor'
Miniature
7 to 9
3 - 4'
Low hedge or border.
Full Sun
Well-drained soil. Brilliant fall color.
Dark red flowers in the summer.
Ligustrum ovalifolium
California Privet
6 to 9
8 - 10'
Hedge or border.
Full Sun
Well-drained fertile soil. Semi - evergreen.
White flowers in late spring.
Osmanthus heterophyllus `Gulftide'
False Holly
7 to 9
8 - 10'
Hedge, screen, border.
Sun/partial
Well-drained fertile soil. Evergreen.
Fragrant white flower in the fall.
Photinia x fraseri
Red Tip Photinia
7 to 9
10 - 12'
Large hedge or screen.
Sun/partial
Well-drained fertile soil. Evergreen.
White flowers in late spring.
Picea abies
Norway Spruce
5 to 8
35 - 45'
Tall screen or windbreak.
Sun/partial
Well drained, fertile acid soil. Evergreen.
Not noteworthy.
Picea glauca `Conica'
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
5 to 8
8 - 10'
Specimen or hedge.
Sun/partial
Prefers moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Evergreen.
Not noteworthy.
Pinus nigra
Austrian Pine
5 to 8
35 - 50'
Large screen or windbreak.
Full Sun
Well-drained fertile soil. Evergreen.
Not noteworthy.
Prunus l. `Schipkaensis'
Cherry Laurel, Skip Laurel
6 to 8
8 - 10'
Screen or hedge.
Sun/partial
Moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Evergreen. Black fruits in summer.
White flowers in spring.
Prunus laurocerasus `Otto Luyken'
Compact Cherry Laurel, English Laurel
6 to 8
3 - 4'
Hedges.
Sun/partial
Moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Evergreen. Black fruits in summer.
White flowers in spring.
Pyracantha coccinea `Mohave'
Scarlet Firethorn, Pyracantha
6 to 9
6 - 18'
Screen or barrier.
Sun/partial
Well-drained fertile soil, semi-evergreen. Orange berried in fall.
White flowers in spring.
Rosa rugosa
Rugosa Rose
5 to 8
4 - 6'
Hedge or border.
Full Sun
Well-drained fertile soil, beautiful red hips in the fall.
Various flower colors, June - Aug.
Taxus x meadia `Densiformis'
Yew
6 to 8
4'
Hedge, screen, border.
Sun/partial
Well-drained fertile soil. Red fruits in summer.
Not noteworthy.
Thuja occidentalis
Eastern Arborvitae
5 to 9
15 - 25'
Screen, hedge, windbreak.
Full Sun
Fertile well-drained soil.
Not noteworthy.
Viburnum judii
Judy Viburnum
6 to 8
5  - 8'
Low screen , border.
Sun/partial
Fertile well-drained soil.
Fragrant pink flowers  in spring.
xCupressocyparis leylandii
Leyland Cypress
6 to 10
20 - 25'
Tall screen or hedge.
Sun/partial
Moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Evergreen.
Not noteworthy.