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