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by Starla in GA on May 05, 2006 12:54 PM

How many boy per girl plants do you need? I am thinking that I will need about 10-15 plants to cover an ugly fence , so am wondering how many boy/girls I need to get.

Also does anyone know how fast they grow??

Thanks so much!!!

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by melcon6 on May 05, 2006 11:18 PM

I'm pretty sure you only need one boy!

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by johnCT on May 06, 2006 12:22 AM

I would get more than 1. You probably won't get adequate pollination with just 1. I have read a 4 to 1 ratio of males to females. I have 1 blue prince and 4 blue princess and have very good production.

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John - Zone 6

by Starla in GA on May 06, 2006 01:23 AM

Thanks! I was thinking it was 1 per 4/5 but wasn't sure.

How fast have yours grown? The tag says moderategrowth rate ....I would LOVE for them to get big FAST lol.

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by johnCT on May 06, 2006 01:37 AM

They have grown rather quickly. Which is what I wanted as they are planted to provide a wildlife-friendly, evergreen hedge around a large unappealing electrical box.

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John - Zone 6

by johnCT on May 06, 2006 01:41 AM

Starla, looking at your pictures, that is a rather disturbing photo of that white cat reaching into the nestbox. I hope you would consider taking the box down off the fence and putting it on a pole with a predator baffle.

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John - Zone 6

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