On 5/7/08 23:34, in article 31303030323030384870051230@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Rusty Hinge 2" <rusty.hinge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> My mother had a winter viburnum - as a standard tree. I presume it had
> been grafted on to something, as usually, it is of a shrubby disposition
> IME. Mine certainly is.
>
>> I wouldn't recommend it for as specimen for a lawn; in my humble
opinion
>> it's better suited to an informal woodland garden. Winter honeysuckle
>> (Lonicera fragrantissima, or an allied species), again in my humble
>> opinion, would be a better choice, but it is also deciduous. But I
don't
>> know what soil or climate it likes.
>
> Recently, I got an evergreen honeysuckle. Looks like the ordinary
> common-or-garden variety. After initial sulking, it's decided it likes
> where I've put it and is reaching for the sky.
I've seen a Cotoneaster grown as a weeping standard. It's probably not
more
than 4' tall but it's extremely effective. And while it's not evergreen,
we
have a Wisteria planted as a 'tree'. When it's in flower, it's really
lovely.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
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