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  • From: BekeeprTop@aol.com
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] what plant under red pines in part shade?
  • Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:56:55 EST

Thanks for the suggestions from all of you.

Refining my thoughts as follows:
1] There's an unfruitful wild grape volunteer going up one of the red pines.
BIG. I have had a domestic vine growing at the base of the other with little
growth. I'm thinking of moving it further away from the base of the tree
[its
now close to the base of the tree] and stringing it up to the first branches
of the red pine to offer it a means of climb, thinking the domestic one is
discouraged by its close proximity to the base. Good idea?
2] I do have several mulberries. These are normally considered trees, I
don't know how they'd react by being kept shorter as understory to the red.
Any
chance they'd fruit in the half-sun and being cut back?
3] I have an Ornablue blueberry I propagated I could move out to be in the
dripline of the reds. Does anyone think Ornablue can produce in less than
full
sun?
4] I suppose all brambles spread like crazy? I'm a little reluctant to
plant any bramble because we still have a few hangover FallGold planted in
about
1972 that became unproductive in about 1980. I suppose they could be
smothered out, but I'm afraid to start with anything. Should I be afraid of
plating
in some brambles?
Thanks,
Charlie Paradise in Massachusetts




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