Is the Chindo viburnum readily available in the triangle area?

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|| On 2006-01-25, ncstockguy wrote:
||| Hi,
||| We need to grow an evergreen screen across our back yard. Prefer a
||| fast growing shrub that will do OK in shade because there are quite
||| a few tall deciduous shade trees in the area. Does any one know if
||| Wax Myrtle would work in this situation? Would appreciate comments
||| from anyone with experience with it. Also welcome other
||| suggestions for a good fast growing evergreen. (We're not
||| interested in Leyland Cypress) Thanks
|||
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|| I am not sure of how fast you really want. Here is one to consider:
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|| Chindo viburnum (V. awabuki "Chindo"): This handsome, shiny,
|| broadleaf evergreen has been an exciting shrub to watch for the past
|| three growing seasons. I wasn't sure how it would perform. A fast
|| growing native shrub of Japan and Korea, it has proven to be a much
|| hardier evergreen than I thought in protected sun and shade. Do not
|| install this plant in the open without winter protection or it will
|| experience winter browning. But you can simply prune the brown stems
|| and the plant renews its exceptionally shiny tropical-looking
|| foliage dependably. They grow 15 feet high and wide in warmer zones,
|| but I'd keep them at about six feet by selective spring pruning.
|| Anchor the corner of your house or soften the corners of a walled
|| garden with several plants.
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