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Pigeon Holes: Good for Windy Places
T his usually applies to gardens on the coast or on hills. Plants with very large leaves must be avoided as they'll be ripped to pieces, the plants described under Coastal Windbreaks and The Yucca Bank are, of course, very wind resistant, but here we list:
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Recommended Essentials:
- Agave americana
- Agave americana variegata
- Araucaria araucana
- Arbutus glandulosa
- Arbutus x andrachnoides
- Arundo donax
- Arundo donax variegata
- Callistemon subulatus
- Ceanothus azureus 'Concha'
- Colletia armata
- Colletia cruciata (or paradoxa)
- Eleagnus x ebbingei
- Eucalyptus aggregata
- Eucalyptus debeuzevillei
- Eucalyptus glaucescens
- Euonymus japonicus
- Euonymus japonicus 'Aureopictus'
- Genista aetnensis
- Laurus nobilis 'Angustifolia'
- Magnolia delavayi
- Maytenus boaria
- Muehlenbeckia complexa
- Olea europaea
- Phillyrea latifolia
- Phillyrea latifolia 'Niwaki'
- Phormium cookianum
- Phormium cookianum 'Tricolor'
- Phormium tenax
- Phormium tenax 'Variegatum'
- Pinus montezumae
- Pinus patula
- Pinus pinea
- Quercus ilex
- Quercus ilex (multi-stemmed)
- Quercus myrsinifolia
- Quercus suber
- Rhamnus alaternus 'Argeteovariegata'
- Tamarix gallica
- Viburnum cinnamomifolium
- Viburnum tinus
- Yucca gloriosa
- Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'
- Yucca recurva
- Yucca rostrata
- Yucca x floribunda
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