On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 01:18:50 +0000 (UTC), "bnd777"
wrote:

Need a tall evergreen tree (but definitely not a Conifer) that has non
invasive roots because it will be close to a stone garden wall and will be
happy in very deep dry sandy soil on a gravel subase ..........trying to
keep the soil moist in summer even with tons of compost is a nightmare

If you exclude conifers, evergreen trees are in the minority, it
seems. Whether any of the following will be tall enough for you, or
hardy enough, or whether they'll take dry sandy soil, I don't know,
but it'll give you some suggestions to follow up.

Hoheria angustifolia
Nothofagus betuloides
Nothofagus dombeyi
Quercus agrifolia
Quercus Ilex (Holm oak)
Quercus suber (cork oak)
Umbellularia californica
Ilex aquifolium (holly) varieties
Eucryphia nymansensis (needs an acid soil)
Embothrium coccinem
Photinia davidiana



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Chris

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