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Old 12-11-2010, 12:05 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Conifer and evergreen shrub hedging recommendations

On 11/12/2010 12:11 PM, Charlie Pridham wrote:
Your conifers, be careful dwark conifer heights are given for age 10
years, they do not indicate that the plant will stop there, so again only
choose those that can be pruned hard to maintain size and shape in years
to come


This is really good advice, many "dwarf" conifers aren't really dwarfs
at all, just slow growing.

-E