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PostPosted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 5:02 pm    Post subject: fast growing thorny plant Reply with quote
I want a fast growing thorny plant to trail along top of a 15 meter long fence . any ideas appreciated
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
berberis or pyracantha are the two main ones that spring to mind
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
forest flame wrote:
berberis or pyracantha are the two main ones that spring to mind
both are fast growing? isn't berberis ericaceous?
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Berberis is not ericaceous will grow anywhere. What about a rose,
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