What are these shrubs?

[ncstockguy]

We noticed some really dense shrubs forming a hedge about 8 feet tall
at Carolina Beach. I believe I have seen them around the triangle.
Very curious what they might be. I am sure some of the plant experts
on here will know.
Photos are here:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/ncstockguy/hedge-plant-2-beach.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/ncstockguy/hedge-plant-carolina-beach.jpg

[ncstockguy]

Thanks Wes,
I will check those out in the Woodwinds area next time I am over that
way. There are also some big thick plants growing in the beltline
median north of Walnut Street. Hard to get close enough to those , to
tell though.

On Apr 29, 10:14*pm, wes Dukes <wdukes.pobox@com> wrote:
> ncstockguy wrote:
> > We noticed some really dense shrubs forming a hedge about 8 feet tall
> > at Carolina Beach. *I believe I have seen them around the triangle.
> > Very curious what they might be. I am sure some of the plant experts
> > on here will know.
> > Photos are here:
> >http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/ncstockguy/hedge-plant-2-beach.jpg
>
> >http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/ncstockguy/hedge-plant-carolina-...
>
> They may be some kind of viburnum, but there are a lot of different kind
> of them. *I can't tell for sure, but I think this is what Cary has
> planted along the Cary Parkway between Old Apex and Woodwinds Court.
> those look similar, but are kept more pruned and it is difficult to tell.
>
> --
> Wes Dukes * (wdukes.pobox@com reverse the . and the @ for correct email
> address)

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On Apr 29, 9:26 pm, ncstockguy > wrote:
> We noticed some really dense shrubs forming a hedge about 8 feet tall
> at Carolina Beach. I believe I have seen them around the triangle.
> Very curious what they might be. I am sure some of the plant experts
> on here will know.
> Photos are here:http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/ncstockguy/hedge-plant-2-beach.jpg
>
> http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/ncstockguy/hedge-plant-carolina-...

These looks like Elaeagnus pungens, an invasive exotic
http://www.invasive.org/browse/subject.cfm?sub=4526

There are some great native evergreen screening shrubs that would be
much better choices, such as Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria) and Wax Myrtle
(Morella/Myrica cerifera).