tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21768867.post1683566974118710438..comments2024-03-18T11:10:53.348-07:00Comments on The Plant Hunter: Shrubs with Unique ArchitectureTim Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06841228763204634681noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21768867.post-38080482767742601852011-05-11T06:50:59.158-07:002011-05-11T06:50:59.158-07:00The plant you saw was Helmond's pillar Barberr...The plant you saw was Helmond's pillar Barberry.Tim Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841228763204634681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21768867.post-33010169843155143982011-05-10T18:12:33.120-07:002011-05-10T18:12:33.120-07:00Thanks for your postings! What is this gorgeous up...Thanks for your postings! What is this gorgeous upright evergreen? It popped up, fleetingly, on your site when I searched for boxwood images, but I can't identify what it is. Thanks. Here's a link: http://bit.ly/jZnlOORuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350828880078993808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21768867.post-77693480584169778952010-07-30T05:50:29.106-07:002010-07-30T05:50:29.106-07:00Fine Line Buckthorn is not invasive. There are uni...Fine Line Buckthorn is not invasive. There are university studies to back it up. As for your recommendation to plant barberry, I would say it depends upon where you live - as it is considered invasive in certain parts of the country. Sumac while being native (I assume you are speaking of our native species, Rhus typhina, Rhus glabra, Rhus copollinum)these can be invasive plants as well.Tim Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841228763204634681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21768867.post-6100796877321376672010-07-29T18:26:45.823-07:002010-07-29T18:26:45.823-07:00Never plant buckthorn - it is incredibly invasive!...Never plant buckthorn - it is incredibly invasive! Communities spend thousands of dollars to rid this pest from nature preserves, parks and roadsides. Buckthorn crowds out native plants and decreases plant diversity. Plant barberry, arbor vitae or sumac in its place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21768867.post-4596703703948971542008-02-21T09:55:00.000-08:002008-02-21T09:55:00.000-08:00I also like buckthorn or tall hedge for their upri...I also like buckthorn or tall hedge for their upright habits.<BR/>ALAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com