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20-03-2004, 05:52 PM

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Acer palmatum 'Villa Taranto': nice dwarf A.palmatum. There are many
similiar A.palmatums, all nice. Mine are eaten more by rabbits than deer. I
have to put a cage around small ones for about three years to let them get
big enough to withstand winter rabbit munching

Thankfully, I haven't had a rabbit problem. Tlhey tend to stay near the
edge of the woods, probably because of the dogs.

Camellia 'Winter's Interlude': one of the many Ackerman hybrids. I have had
no deer damage to mine in ten years.

Does it look as lovely in RL as it does in the pictures? I haven't seen
one in bloom yet.

Cryptomeria Japonica 'Spiralis': I had one that I removed. The spiral growth
habit is a matter of perception, to my eye there was very little spiraling.
No deer or rabbit damage.

In that case, I'll see if I can find a larger specimen at the nursery,
and see if I see any spiraling. The only one I've seen was very young,
and I could see the spiraling (or potential for it) there.

Magnolia Sieboldii: my favorite magnolia. Deer will remove some winter buds.

Good to know. I don't mind keeping up with a shrub or two if the deer
bother them. As long as it doesn't get eaten to the ground, I am okay
with it.

Viburnum carlesii 'Compacta': wonderful small shrub. I can't understand why
this plant is not more popular. No deer damage in ten years.

Awesome! What to do you use as a pollinator? I am entirely convinced
that I need a Viburnum ichangense (spectacular in full fruit), and that
requires a V. dilatatum as a pollinator. I may end up needing to find
homes for 4 Viburnums.

Suja