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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:40 pm 
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It's a mature horse chestnut tree but I need to plant a line of something roadside, but it would be under the shade of the tree.

What would stand the best chance of survival, I'd like something with colour and one which keeps its leaves.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:33 pm 
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Aucuba Japonica, spotted laurel. Pittosporum variegata or Tom Thumb. Photinia red Robin, Escallonia macrantha. Prunus laurocerasus Etna

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:51 pm 
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Like Elaine I would have said red robin or laurel

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:03 pm 
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Is your Horse Chestnut not dying, ours is and one in the neighbouring field is dying as well.

We have copper beech under ours, mind you it is growing better on the ditch where the tree does not cover but it is growing none the less. Like the suggestions above.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:04 pm 
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Do you want to go native or non-native?

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:26 am 
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Amber, I think it's ok :bigups:

Native would be nice and in keeping with where we are.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:33 pm 
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Did you decide on something?

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No Amber, it's in the same sorry case it was the last time you called.

Cant do much outside at the moment with other things going on :huh:

I'm all ideas though!!! Just need to get DH on board again :inlove:

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I'd imagine if you wanted to go native you could go with hawthorn or blackthorn, spindle (lime soils). I know you don't want a woodland but this link gives some good info on Irish woodland species including understorey http://www.ipcc.ie/infowoodlandsfs.html.

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