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tchucter
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I am new to gardening, and would like to replace an existing Leylandii hedge with one of similar density. I like the look of the Golden Privet (Ligustrum Aurium) but books say it is semi-evergreen. Can anyone tell me what this means. I live in Scotland and temperatures get down to -10c occassionally.
Plants: 4 | From: Scotland | Registered: Oct 2002  |  Seeded: 80.225.70.239
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Trees and shrubs may be deciduous (drop all their leaves in their dormant season), or evergreen (retaining their foliage the entire year). Semi-evergreen plants will retain some of their leaves in milder climates (but would drop them all in cold climates and have to regrow them each year). So, semi-evergreen means if the climate is warm enough the plant will only drop a portion of its leaves.

Hope this helps
Barb

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Plants: 536 | From: Winnipeg | Registered: Jan 2003  |  Seeded: 24.66.94.142
tchucter
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Thanks, that explains it for me.
Plants: 4 | From: Scotland | Registered: Oct 2002  |  Seeded: 62.64.140.23
   

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