I sure wouldnt put out any Russian Olives. They get thorns and if you have any kids in the neighborhood that will gain access to it, they will get stuck. Sometimes big kids could be included in that statement (50+ years of age). I dont know anthing about the other two. Choke cherries are beautiful, bloom and provide an excellent fruit for bird food and jelly for you if you want to make it.
what about old fashioned Privet? It grows fast, can be trimmed if you want to, bushes up nicely, has berries for the birds, leaves hold up during winter, and reaches heights of about 20 foot............there's even a newer one that is variegated, although not sure how fast the variegated one is. one foot whips grow into thick, multi-branched shrubs in no time.........ordinarily I'd not mention privet, but it does do in a pinch and isn't expensive. no thorns either. madgardener
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Autumn Olive and Russian Olive are considered noxious in some states. You may want to check before planting them. If you don't already have them in your neighborhood, everyone else soon will have them too. They are _darn_near_impossible_ to get rid of. Don't even think about these unless they are already present close by.
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plants. 2-yr. 12 to 15 inch bare root plants.$5 each, price drops as quantities increase.
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these are the "dwarf" ones, were this size in 2 years. I got great soil, I use a slow release fert on em, and I had water on one of those automatic rainbirds. regretfully, I had to dig em out because they were overwhelming my bulbs, my peony, my carpet junipers. so....... plant em in compost with manure on the side, water every other day (if there is a slope) and stand back. I see Jungs doesnt sell the dwarf ones anymore. I think the dwarf ones were maybe 12 inches. they had on the right you will see hostas... I think they were planted in 2001. everything gets huge fast. Ingrid
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