On 12/12/2012 23:12, Emery Davis wrote:
On 12/12/2012 11:57 PM, Spider wrote:
Can you tell me if A. lamarckii, in your experience, is the obedient
tree type or the suckering shrub type?

Spider, ours suckers pretty freely. Definitely not obedient!



Thanks, Emery. Well, I shan't be getting that one, then! Not that I
have anything against suckering shrubs or trees generally, but I don't
want to run out of planting opportunities for other good shrubs. I had
a lovely Berberis stenophylla once, with that attractive arching growth,
but it wanted to take over the world. Took me ages to dig it all out!
I still admire it in other gardens, but have learnt the lesson.

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Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay