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Saturday - June 16, 2012
From: Los Banos, CA
Region: California
Topic: Poisonous Plants, Privacy Screening, Shrubs, Trees
Title: Privacy shrubs and trees that are safe for horses in California
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
What type of privacy shrubs/trees can I plant that are safe around horses? I live in the central valley in CA. Thank you!ANSWER:
Your question, or variations of it, has been frequently asked. So, instead of writing an answer to it all over again, I am referring you to the answers to eight previous questions:
#7200 Fast-growing tree for horse arena in Southern California
#6882 Trees non-toxic for horses in California
#6876 Shrubs for hedge not toxic to horses and llamas in California
#6583 Looking for plants for a privacy hedge, besides Ficus nitida, in Norco CA
#6536 Shade trees for horses in Merced, CA
#6164 Trees to plant around horse corrals
#6035 Evergreen shrub/small tree for screen in southern California
#5222 Fast-growing tree, non-toxic for horses, in Northern California
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