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Small tree/shrub for damp shady border
Allyblueeyes
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Afternoon everyone. Can anyone recommend a small tree or tallish shrub for a damp, shady border approx. 2.5ft in width. Not too fussy as it’s to obscure a gap in the corner between our conservatory and next door. Ideally, something pollinators would love. My garden is cottage style so anything in keeping. Thanks in advance.
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Not really an eye-catcher, but lovely scent from the winter flowers and some have berries
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
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I have very serious doubts about Pyracantha in a shady border.
I fear that it would not berry as well as it would in full sun.
Below is from RHS site...
"Pyracantha is suitable for any moderately fertile garden soil in sun or partial shade, including very dry, free-draining soils, and heavy clays, as long as they are not prone to waterlogging. Berrying can be reduced in shady sites, including against north-facing walls."
It's laden with berries every year, but the growth habit is more lax than when grown in the sun.
There's also an escaped specimen in a field where I walk my dog. It's under trees and surrounded by native shrubs. That was also laden with berries this winter, but the stems were very leggy, but it stood out like a beacon in the winter gloom
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Belle Etoile is one of the best.