I originally was going to put in a line of Arborvitae pyramidalis
(emerald green) along the east side of our church, but some more
research showed that the salt from the parking lot could make this a
poor choice. Can anyone point me to a shrub similar is shape
(upright, 3-4 ft diameter, good for a hedge perhaps eventually) that
is more salt tolerant? We're in MI, zone 6.

Thank you!
marcos

Good question I do not have the answer. It is often the salt spray in the
air that does the harm.
Tree near fast moving cars would have more mist in the air.

Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.



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I originally was going to put in a line of Arborvitae pyramidalis
(emerald green) along the east side of our church, but some more
research showed that the salt from the parking lot could make this a
poor choice. Can anyone point me to a shrub similar is shape
(upright, 3-4 ft diameter, good for a hedge perhaps eventually) that
is more salt tolerant? We're in MI, zone 6.

Thank you!
marcos

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:23:36 -0000, socram
wrote:

I originally was going to put in a line of Arborvitae pyramidalis
(emerald green) along the east side of our church, but some more
research showed that the salt from the parking lot could make this a
poor choice. Can anyone point me to a shrub similar is shape
(upright, 3-4 ft diameter, good for a hedge perhaps eventually) that
is more salt tolerant? We're in MI, zone 6.

Thank you!
marcos


I don't have a specific recommendation. Escallonia is a salt-tolerant
shrub (forming a hedge that I have around my garden in the UK), but
after a little googling, here are links to a couple of pdf files that
may give you some ideas about a variety of salt-tolerant shrubs.

http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/fileli...5505/20066.pdf

http://www.ewburrownursery.co.uk/dow...references.PDF

Geoff

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:23:36 -0000, socram wrote:
I originally was going to put in a line of Arborvitae pyramidalis
(emerald green) along the east side of our church, but some more
research showed that the salt from the parking lot could make this a
poor choice. Can anyone point me to a shrub similar is shape
(upright, 3-4 ft diameter, good for a hedge perhaps eventually) that
is more salt tolerant? We're in MI, zone 6.

paste these two lines back together:
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/TRA/PLANTS/index.html#
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/TRA/PLANTS/stable.html
or go to:
http://tinyurl.com/25mglo

Consider using one of the calcium-based deicers, too.