TULSA MASTER GARDENER

TIPS

Plants For Hedges

Broadleaf Evergreens
Name Rate
of
Growth		 Height Spread Soil
Type		 Pests S
u
n		 S
h
a
d
e		 Shear Prune Spacing
Buford Holly Medium 5-8 5-7 Medium None X X X X 3-4
Glossy Abelia Fast 5-7 4-6 Medium None X X X X 3-4
Pyracantha Fast 10-15 8-12 Medium Scale,
Leaf
Diseases		 X X X X 4-6
Taxus Medium 2-4 3-5 Medium None   X X X 2-3
Youpon Holly Fast 5-18 6-12 Medium None X X X X 3-4
Euonymus Japonica Fast 6-8 6-8 Medium Scale X X X X 4-6
Boxwood Slow 2-4 2-4 Medium None   X X X 6"-18"
Cherry Laurel Medium 15-25 8-15 Medium Leaf
Spot,
Borers		 X X X X 6-10
Coniferous Evergreens
Name Rate
of
Growth		 Height Spread Soil
Type		 Pests S
u
n		 S
h
a
d
e		 Shear Prune Spacing
Meyers Juniper Medium 5-8 6-7 Medium Bagworms
& Mites		 X     X 4-6
Calif. Incense Cedar Slow 20-40 15-20 Medium None X     X 6-10
Phitizer Juniper Fast 3-5 8-12 Medium Bagworms,
& Mites		 X     X 4-8
Arborvitae (Size
cultivar dependent)		 Fast 5-20 4-20 Medium Aphids,
Bagworms,
& Mites		 X   X X 4-6
Eastern Red Cedar Fast 20-40 10-30 Poor
to
Medium		 Bagworms,
Rust
& Mites		 X     X 6-10
Arizona Cypress Fast 25-50 12-25 Poor
to
Medium		 Possible
Blight		 X     X 8-10
Deciduous
Name Rate
of
Growth		 Height Spread Soil
Type		 Pests S
u
n		 S
h
a
d
e		 Shear Prune Spacing
Privets Fast 8-12 10-15 Poor
to
Medium		 None X X X X 18"-4
Hardy (Trifoliate)
Orange		 Slow
to
Medium		 6-12 6-10 Medium None X X X X 3-4
Winged Euonymus Medium 5-8 3-5 Medium None X X X X 3-4
Compact Winged Euonymus Medium 3-4 3-4 Medium None X X X X 2-3
Forsythia Fast 6-8 6-10 Medium None X X X X 3-5
Mock Orange Fast 6-8 4-6 Medium None X X X X 4-6
Flowering Quince Fast 5-7 5-7 Medium Scale,
Aphids		 X X X X 3-4
Winter Honehysuckle Fast 6-8 6-8 Medium None X X X X 4-6
Japanese Barberry Medium 3-5 3-5 Medium None X X None Needed 2-3
Mentor Barberry Medium 3-5 3-5 Medium None X X None Needed 3-4