I NEED A FAST GROWING HEDGE FOR SHADY AREA

Does anyone know of a good fast growing evergreen shrub that will make a good hedge for a shady area (dappled shade)? Any info appreciated

All Year Shrubs
by Rod Smith
Oregon Certified Nursery Professional
© 1999 Rodney A. Smith

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Low All Year Shrubs
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description
Common name Water Exposure
Abies balsamea 'Nana' 3 2' X 2' Small dense evergreen. Dark green
Dwarf Balsalm Fir Med. Shade needles. Excellent bonsai plant.
Bamboo, Sasa pygmea 5 30" X 10' Evergreen. Running. Plant in a bit
Pygmy Bamboo Med. Sun-Part pot to form a clump.
Buxus sempervir. 'Suffruticosa' 5 2' X 2' Evergreen. Excellent for low hedge.
Dwarf English Boxwood Med. Sun-Part Slow growing.
Cryptomeria japonica nana 6 2' X 2' Evergreen. Slow growing. Dark green
Dwarf Cryptomeria Med. Sun needles.
Euonymus japonica 'Microphylla' 6 18" X 1' Evergreen. Tiny leaves. Variegata
Box Leaf Euonymus Med. Sun-Part has white edged leaves.
Ilex crenata 'Helleri' 6 1' X 2' Evergreen. Small leaves. Tiny white
Heller's Japanese Holly Med. Sun-Part flowers. Black berries.
Juniperus conferta 5 8" X 3' Evergreen. Low, spreading branches
Shore Juniper Med. Sun-Part with long needles.
Juniperus horizon. 'Bar Harbor' 3 3" X 4' Evergreen. Low, spreading. Blue
Bar Harbor Juniper Low Sun-Part green foliage. Good groundcover.
Juniperus horizon. 'Youngstown' 3 8" X 4' Evergreen. Flat top spreader. Blue
Youngstown Juniper Low Sun foliage turns purple in winter.
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni 3 3" X 3' Evergreen. Creeping with blue
Blue Rug Juniper Low Sun foliage. Needs good drainage.
Juniperus procumbens 4 2' X 6' Evergreen. Low mound of dark green
Japanese Garden Juniper Low Sun foliage.
Juniperus sabina 3 1' X 8' Evergreen. Low, spreading, bright
Savin Juniper Low Sun green foliage.
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' 4 2' X 4' Evergreen. Silver blue foliage.
Blue Star Juniper Low Sun Rounded shape.
Taxus baccata 'Repandens' 4 2' X 6' Evergreen. Low, spreading, dark
Spreading English Yew Low Sun-Shade green shrub. Easily sheared.
Tsuga canadensis 'Coles' 4 2' X 4' Evergreen. Good for creeping over
Dwarf Weeping Hemlock Med. Sun-Part walls or rocks. Can be staked.

Medium All Year Shrubs
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description
Common name Water Exposure
Acer palmatum dissectum 5 6' X 8' Low mounding shape. Green or red
Laceleaf Japanese Maple Med. Sun-Part leaves.
Buxus microphylla japonica 5 4' X 3' Evergreen. Excellent for hedges
Japanese Boxwood Med. Sun-Part and topiary.
Chamaec. pisi. 'Filifera Aurea' 5 5' X 5' Evergreen. Golden, drooping
Goldthread Cypress Med. Sun-Part foliage.
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Compacta' 4 6' X 3' Evergreen. Dark green foliage.
Compact Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana' 4 3' X 3' Evergreen. Slow growing. Dark green
Dwarf Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part shrub.
Cornus alba 'Argenteo-margina.' 2 6' X 8' Deciduous. White and green leaves.
Variegated Tartarian Dogw Med. Sun-Shade Red twigs. Tolerates wet soil.
Cornus stolonifera 3 6' X 8' Deciduous native. White flowers and
Redtwig Dogwood Med. Sun-Part berries. Red twigs in winter.
Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea' 3 6' X 8' Deciduous. White flowers & berries.
Yellow Twig Dogwood Med. Sun-Part Red fall leaves and yellow twigs.
Euonymus japonica 6 6' X 4' Evergreen. Foliage in many colors.
Japanese Euonymus Med. Sun
Ilex crenata 'Convexa' 6 4' X 4' Evergreen. Looks like a boxwood
Convex Leaf Japan. Holly Med. Sun-Shade only hardier. Black berries.
Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Coast 4 3' X 4' Evegreen. Golden foliage. Very
Gold Coast Juniper Low Sun drought tolerant.
Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose' 4 3' X 4' Evergreen. Green foliage with
San Jose Juniper Low Sun splotches of yellow.
Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green' 3 4' X 5' Evergreen. Dark green, feathery
Sea Green Juniper Low Sun foliage. Very drought tolerant.
Picea abies 'Nidiformis' 3 3' X 4' Evergreen. Dense, blue green shrub.
Nest Spruce Low Sun Easy to shape.
Picea glauca 'Conica' 3 6' X 3' Evergreen. Dense, pyramidal, slow
Dwarf Alberta Spruce Low Sun-Part growing.
Pinus mugo 2 3' X 4' Evergreen. Slow growing, rounded
Mugho Pine Low Sun shrub. Shear candles to shape.
Pinus strobus 'Nana' 3 6' X 6' Evergreen. Round shape. Soft,
Dwarf White Pine Low Sun bluish needles.
Platycladus orien. 'Aurea Nana' 5 4' X 2' Evergreen. Golden foliage. Very
Golden Berkman Arborvitae Med. Sun-Part slow growing.
Salix purpurea nana 5 3' X 3' Deciduous. Small leaves on
Dwf. Alaskian Blue Willow High Sun purplish branches.
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold' 4 3' X 2' Evergreen. Slow growing, dense cone
Rheingold Arborvitae Any Sun-Part shape. Golden foliage.
Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii' 4 5' X 5' Evergreen. Slow growing. Globe
Woodward Globe Arborvitae Any Sun-Part shaped.

Tall All Year Shrubs
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description
Common name Water Exposure
Aucuba japonica 6 8' X 6' Evergreen. Large leaves with gold
Japanese Laurel Any Shade-Part spots. Red berries on females.
Bamboo, Phyllostac. bambusoides 2 30' X 15' Evergreen. Runs to forms big grove.
Timber Bamboo Med. Sun-Part Plant in a big pot to form clump.
Bamboo, Phyllostachys nigra 5 7' X 10' Evergreen. Runs. Stems turn black.
Black Bamboo Med. Sun-Part Plant in a big pot to form clump.
Buxus sempervirens 5 10' X 4' Evergreen. Excellent for tall
English Boxwood Med. Sun-Part hedges or topiary.
Chamaecyparis obtusa 4 12' X 6' Evergreen. Dark green foilage.
Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part Open growth.
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea' 4 12' X 6' Evergreen. Golden needles. Open
Golden Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part growth.
Fatsia japonica 8 8' X 4' Evergreen. Large tropical leaves.
Japanese Aralia Med. Shade-Part Tolerates all soils but soggy.
Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point 4 8' X 3' Pyramidal evergreen. Blue green
Blue Point Juniper Low Sun foliage.
Juniperus chinensis 'Spearmint' 5 12' X 4' Pyramidal evergreen. Fine, green
Spearmint Juniper Low Sun foliage.
Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' 5 10' X 8' Evergreen. Irregular upright growth
Hollywood Juniper Low Sun with dark green foliage.
Juniperus sc. 'Tolleson's Blue' 3 15' X 8' Evergreen. Wispy, blue-green,
Tolleson's Blue Wpng. Jun Low Sun drooping branches.
Juniperus scopulorum 3 15' X 6' Pyramidal evergreen. Silvery blue
Rocky Mountain Juniper Low Sun foliage
Juniperus virginiana 4 10' X 6' Evergreen. Green to silvery blue
Eastern Red Cedar Low Sun foliage.
Juniperus virginiana 'Skyrocket 4 15' X 3' Evergreen. Tall, narrow spire with
Skyrocket Juniper Low Sun blue gray foliage.
Laurus nobilis 9 20' X 10' Evergreen. Dark green leaves are
Sweet Bay Low Sun-Part very aromatic. Used in cooking.
Myrica californica 7 10' X 8' Evergreen native. Excellent hedge
California Wax Myrtle Low Sun-Shade or screen.
Photinia fraseri 6 15' X 12' Evergreen. Fast growing plant for
Photinia Med. Sun tall hedge or screen.
Photinia glabra 7 8' X 8' Evergreen. Fast growing shrub for
Japanese Photinia Med. Sun tall hedge or screen.
Prunus laurocerasus 6 15' X 10' Evergreen. Excellent for tall hedge
English Laurel Med. Sun-Shade or screen.
Taxus baccata 'Stricta' 4 15' X 6' Evergreen. Dark green needles. Red
Irish Yew Low Sun-Shade berries. Easily sheared.
Taxus cuspidata 4 8' X 8' Evergreen. Dark green needles.
Japanese Yew Low Sun-Shade Easily sheared.
Taxus x media 'Hicksii' 4 8' X 3' Evergreen. Narrow column of dark
Hick's Columnar Yew Low Sun-Shade green needles. Easily sheared.

Evergreen Shrubs Evergreen Shrubs Japanese Camellia Camellia japonica Attractive evergreen shrubs with fragrant blooms in a wide range of colors and shapes. Ideal specimen or container plant. 15' tall, 10' wide. Zone 7. Dwarf Japanese Holly Ilex crenata 'Helleri'
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Lulu, I planted a hedge last summer using escallonia, it is evergreen, small leafed but not as small as boxwood. It grows much quicker. The best part is it starts so easily from cuttings. It has a small pink blossom too. From one plant I took hardwood cuttings and gosh, I think everything rooted. I had bottom heat but softwood cuttings would do just as well and as easily.