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Russian Cypress
It is very adaptable to poor, dry, thin soils in sun and wind exposed sites. It has a radiating mat growth habit and a rather slow growth rate. Russian Cypress, Microbiota decussata, is an extremely hardy, low growing evergreen that resembles the horizontal type junipers, but has the bright green soft foliage like an arborvitae. Russian Cypress likes full sun to partial shade, and its best performance occurs in partial sun in moist, well-drained soils. The foliage develops a showy bronze color in the winter. It can be used as a woody groundcover for foundations, wall plantings where it can cascade, group or mass plantings, raised planters, and embankments. It matures at about 1foot tall by 6 feet wide, although it can get taller and much wider. ... get more information
Privet - Chinese South Its oval leaves are dark green. The foilage is sometimes so thick that nothing can grow underneath the shrub. It usually reaches a height of 15 feet and has pretty white flowers in the late spring. Copious amounts of fruits are produced. The Chinese South Privet, Ligustrum sinense, is an abundant semi-evergreen small tree or large shrub, most commonly found invading the understory of moist areas. The berries turn black when ripe and are gobbled up by birds, which spread the seeds far and wide. |
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