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RTH, RN Hedge Plants for the Upper Midwest Many different woody plants can be used to create attractive hedges CARING FOR_-YOUR ENVIRONMENT or screens adding beauty and privacy to the home landscape. ✓ Both common buckthom1?hamnratlzurtrca) When planting a hedge, plants are glossy buckthorn {Tr'Izarxznus frangzrTa} have been sold tenstvely over the years spaced closer than normal so that a� esp y>o useecialls hedges they will grow together densely. B�/C horn Golixmnar, Hedges can help define a space in or'l lhedge,glassy the landscape or create a visual or buckthorn has beers very physical barrier. w POO ar because tts lle t Hedges can generally be upright'habit mauseful. screening in narrow paar described as formal or informal. fairly�� '`�__ z , Formal hedges are trimmed or Rhamnus ilsfortunately,all of these sheared in a geometrical shape so cathartica buckthorns have proven to that the foliage forms a smooth invasive Pests. They produce lane. These hedges must be man stedUng plants which are pruned one or more times per year. often found growing in cultivated landscapes and Informal hedges are pruned only invading the understory of native woodlands. minimally and the plants develop Buckthorn often crowds out More desirableplants their normal growth habit. They and,have become;a serious weed problem in both may only need light maintenance urban and rural areas.Because of its invasiveness, buckthorn is no longer recommended for �nting pruning every two to three years. pl Rhamnus The following list includes a frangula number of shrubs and small trees that work well as hedges or screens. Many of these plants can be grown and thicket serviceberry (A. Berberis spp. as either formal or informal hedges, canadensis) are most useful for Barberry but some are best left informal. hedges. The dense, thorny growth of Amelanchier spp. Barberries make them ideal for use as Amelanchier or Aronia melanocarpa barriers. There are many cultivars Serviceberry Black Chokeberry available of Japanese Barberry (B. This hardy shrub is noted for its thunbergii) and Hybrid Barberries, There are a number of profusion of white spring flowers, including many with red, gold, or Amelanchier species and cultivars, glossy green leaves, black fruit, and purple foliage. Most Barberries have and they all have lovely white flowers bright red to burgundy fall color. attractive yellow flowers in spring and in the spring, edible purple-black Black Chokeberry tolerates a wide clusters of bright red fruit which adds fruit, and good fall color. Shrubby, range of soil conditions. The variety color in fall and winter. lower growing cultivars and species elata and the cultivar"Autumn uch as 'Regent', Prince William', Magic' grow smaller than the species.