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Master Gardener Bill Dochnahl said home-
owners can use a number of spiny or thorny
plants that will help establish barriers or
deter people from accessing certain areas of
properties. Not all of the plants conform to
the suggested height requirements recom-
mended through CPTED, which should be
factored into homeowners’ placement of the
foliage. Dochnahl said plants zoned 5 and 6
typically grow best in this region.
• Climbing roses, ideal for planting on trellises
or sides of houses.
• Rugosa rose, several varieties, grow three to
four feet wide but can be trained to conform
to a certain height.
• Pyracantha, grow to 8-10 feet tall, which
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want others to avoid going.
• Japanese barberry, which come in purple,
light yellow and red. The dwarf type is colum-
nar and is typically four feet tall and 18 inches
wide. The shrubbery type can grow between
four to six feet. Dochnahl said they don’t grow
very quickly and are deer resistant.
• Blackthorn
• Oregon grape, which Dochnahl said can
be pretty hard to control if not pruned and
maintained.
• William Penn barbers
• Holly, cousin to the hollyhock tree
• Mugo pine, which is more of a shrub and can
grow from three to four feet to seven feet tall.
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