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Philadelphus spp. Mockorangex laMockorange is valued for its rofusion of fragrant white flowers produced in late spring to early z ;u : . summer. The plants, unfortunately, k� . tend to have an untidy growth habit 1 and benefit from regular pruning. Formal shearing greatly reduces flowering so is best reserved for ev cultivars such as the gold foliaged 'Aureus'which is grown more for the leaf color than for flowers. Some of the hardiest cultivars include 'Blizzard', 'Miniature Snowflake', and 'Snowgoose'. Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark Syringa x chinensis(Chinese Lilac) This large native shrub develops shredding bark on older stems. For in a lower-growing hedge form. It growing season. The cultivar 'Green hedge use, more compact forms such has soft-textured light green to blue- Mound' is a dwarf form with dense as 'Nanus' and the gold foliaged green needles. growth and good foliage qualities. cultivars 'Darts Gold' and 'Nugget' are Prunus spp. Spiraea spp. good choices. Clusters of white Cherries Spirea flowers brighten the plant in spring J the seedheads often have a nice Two shrub type cherries that make There are many Spireas that can be 0eddish coloration in late summer. good formal or informal hedges are used for hedges. They generally are Nanking Cherry (Prunus tomentosa) most suited for informal hedges, Picea glauca and Purpleleaf Sand Cherry (Prunus x since shearing will remove many of White Spruce cistena). Nanking Cherry is the flowers. Vanhoutte Spirea For a formal evergreen hedge, extremely cold hardy and has a (Spiraea vanhouttei) is an old- White Spruce is a good choice. It has profusion of white flowers in the fashioned favorite with tall, arching short, grey-green needles and spring followed by tart, bright red stems and a profusion of clusters of tolerates shearing better than other fruit in mid-summer. Purpleleaf small white flowers in the spring. Black Hills Spruce Sand Cherry has lovely deep reddish- Threelobe Spirea (Spiraea trilobata) spruce species. (Picea glauca var. Hills has dark purple foliage that retains its color has similar flowers but is a smaller needles and dense growth and well all through the growing season. shrub; the cultivars 'Fairy Queen', green can also used for hedges. Any It bears light pink flowers in the 'Swan Lake', and 'Snow White'all spruce species can be planted at close spring. form compact, rounded plants that spacing to form a tall, informal Ribes alpinum are excellent for low, informal hedges. screen or windbreak. Grefsheim Spirea (Spiraea x cinerea Alpine Currant 'Grefsheim') is another medium sized Pinus spp. This densely twiggy shrub makes spirea with white flowers in early Pines an excellent low hedge. It can be spring and good yellow-orange fall Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo) and sheared for a formal look but its tidy color. Japanese Spirea (Spiraea White Pine (Pinus strobus) both growth habit also makes it suitable japonica) and Bumald Spirea tolerate shearing well and make for a low-maintenance informal (Spiraea x bumalda) are low-growing attractive formal hedges. Mugo Pine hedge. Alpine Currant leafs out early shrubs with dense, up-right growth has a mounded growth habit and dark in the spring and displays small, and many flat clusters of white, pink, yen needles. White Pine grows bright green leaves throughout the or rosy red flowers during the ,aturally as a single-trunked tree so summer. There are several gold- it requires regular pruning to keep it leafed cultivars of these species also.