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Old 06-05-2018, 06:07 AM
 
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Any cold hardy evergreen shrub to zone 7 that is nitrogen fixing?
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Old 06-05-2018, 06:15 AM
 
Location: NC
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Kudzu, lol.
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Old 06-05-2018, 06:32 AM
 
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Kudzu, lol.
Haha
But it is not a shrub.
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Old 06-05-2018, 07:15 AM
 
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GOLDEN SILVERBERRY (Elaeagnus pungens)
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Old 06-05-2018, 11:50 AM
 
Location: DC metropolitan area
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Yes, ditto on Elaeagnus (Elaeagnus x ebbingei) – evergreen, edible fruit raw, jam/fruit leather, cooked fruit, nitrogen-fixer, beneficial insect attractor. Also called in English, oleaster or Ebbing's silverberry.
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Old 06-05-2018, 02:05 PM
 
Location: NC
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I got crimson clover last year and had good results..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Old 06-05-2018, 07:28 PM
 
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I got crimson clover last year and had good results..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It is not shrub or evergreen.
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Old 06-05-2018, 08:09 PM
 
Location: Floribama
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Wax Myrtle, however it’s marginal for zone 7.
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Old 06-05-2018, 08:34 PM
 
Location: Was Midvalley Oregon; Now Eastside Seattle area
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I think acacia which is really an indoor tree in this zone. I am right by verification in google.
"nitrogen fixing tree list" Agroforestry.org - Nitrogen Fixing Trees-Multipurpose Pioneers
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Old 06-05-2018, 11:10 PM
 
Location: Myrtle Creek, Oregon
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Deciduous, but red alder fixes nitrogen.
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