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Pleached trees

3 years ago

Assuming crab apple pleached trees are not evergreen, which varieties would you recommend for an ensuring we have screening all year around?

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Stefano Marinaz Landscape Architecture
3 years ago
hi Suzanne, you can use Quercus ilex if you want evergreen. Please see out link as well about pleached trees Pleached trees
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