Texas is a large state withgrowing conditionsthat range from the tropical air of the Gulf Coast to the arid mountains of West Texas . If you are looking for the best evergreen hedging for Texas , expect for attractive bush that can be fleece to shape a dense hedge . Also , look for bush tolerant of extreme weather conditions , resistive to insect and disease damage , and suited for planting in most role of the province .

Dwarf Evergreen Hedge Plants

Compact bush that mature to 1 to 3 invertebrate foot tall make attractive borders and hedge . Once fledged , they rarely need pruning as they have a born dense emergence wont . The dwarf yaupon holly ( Ilex vomitoria nana ) has humble leaves and form a natural mounding increase habit . The dwarf Chinese holly ( Ilex cornuta rotunda ) has bright - green sharp briary leave that stay attractive all year . Dwarf burford holly ( Ilex cornuta rotunda burfordii ) has attractive shining fleeceable leaves without the sharp spinal column of the Chinese holly . Like all burford holly , the gnome variety forms Chuck Berry on all the plants without cross - pollination .

Small Evergreen Hedge Plants

evergreen for fudge that produce from 3 to 5 foot make a favorable hedge between home or to point a boundary line . Nandina Compacta ( Nandina domestica compacta ) is a tropical - looking plant resemble bamboo . The jointed canes produce from the land with minimal sidelong fork . It is lop by bring down the tall cane at reason spirit level . Nipponese Boxwood ( Buxus japonica ) is a smaller - raise type of boxwood with modest bright gullible leaves and dense emergence habit . It grow ho-hum , so pruning once or double a year is all that is require . Indian Hawthorne ( Raphiolepis indica ) blooms pink or white in the spring . The gray - green leaf remain attractive all twelvemonth . It has an attractive innate shape that seldom call for cut back . Glossy abelia ( Abelia grandiflora ) also has spring heyday . periodic pruning helps remove odd growth appear in spring .

Medium Evergreen Hedge Plants

intermediate evergreen shrub grow 6 to 9 feet grandiloquent and are often used as a privacy screen . They are also used for covering a rampart or other anatomical structure . Eleagnus ( Eleagnus fruitlandi ) has rangy natural increase that is kept in stop by regular pruning that creates an attractive dense hedge . motley pittosporum ( Pittosporum tobira variegata ) is often damaged by stale in the panhandle of Texas . However , it is an excellent bush for plant in the rest of Texas . It is drought tolerant , and unaffected by disease and insect . Variegated pittosporum is slower - growing than most hedge , but is one of the longer - lived evergreen shrub uncommitted .

Large Evergreen Hedge Plants

gravid evergreen hedgerow plants that turn to 25 feet tall are used for windbreaks , snow breaks and privacy screens . Although the cherry laurel ( Prunus caroliniana ) is not suitable for the cold winters of the Texas panhandle , it brook shade . Several varieties are available with differing growing habits , such as pyramidal growth or open tree - like form . Junipers ( Juniperus sp . ) are not recommended for southern Texas , from San Antonio to the Mexican border , but many other varieties are usable . The yaupon holly ( Ilex vomitoria ) is used throughout the state as a versatile hedge plant . It can be fleece as needed and is tight - growing . Improved varieties include those with weeping , dwarf and columnar forms .

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