Mississippi hedge suggestion.

theXman

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MD, USA
One of my brothers lives in Pascagoula Mississippi.

He's looking for a good specie to plant as a tough hedge.

He lives 3 or 4 blocks in from the Gulf water.

Looking to make a "wall" of strong hedge. One that may be able to stop debris from washing in during storm water surg.

He would like the mature height to be 8 to 15 feet.

Thorns will be pretty good also, to stop kids from running through them. He's got 3 kids.

He said the yard stays a little wet.

I'm don't know what grows well in Mississippi.

I thought pyracantha (firethorn) would be a good strong thorny hedge.

I thought maybe there would be a variety of hawthorn tree that might work also.

He talked to two nurseries down there, said they don't sell pyracantha anymore, people didn't like the thorns.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 
Pyracantha wont work. It loves it nice and dry. You dont want thorns around with kids. I could just see it know the thorns in the kids eyes. Ligustrum, Florida Anise, Podocarpus, Viburnums -- mulitple varieties here in the south are all good examples. Shrubs wont stop storm surge debris I have seen this first hand in Hurricane Hugo and the ones in Florida.
 

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