Older shrubs can be trained as trees, pruned and shaped to show their curving trunks and umbrellashaped tops; Depending on the climate, Japanese spindle hedges can be evergreen or deciduous Their yellow and green or white and green variegated dense foliage creates a bright, bushy hedge These small shrublike trees only grow a few feet tall, so they are best suited for low ornamental or formal hedgesSophora japonica Scholar Tree, Japanese Pagoda Sophora japonica 'pendula (Weeping Standard) Euonymus japonica 'Green Rocket' Spindle Tree from attracting birds to creating a formal screen or hedge By selecting desired size, foliage, and a few categories, Treefinder opens up a world of possibilities
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