No maintenance + bonus berries after long wait
"I have 5 New Mexico privet, all ordered from HCG. Two in one spot and 3 in another. Some Berry Girl and some Happy Boy. I initially watered, but haven't for several years. I wish that I never had, because they don't need it (as long as fall-planted on a moist week, and mulched with fall leaves/ground up trees). Watering only seemed to work in attracting gophers. Either way, NOTHING HAS KILLED even one of these very hardy trees. Deer munch on them. We've had drought, flood, severe winter, etc. Some of the privets are still pretty small and sparse, others quite robust. I like the diversity. Finally, this year we got little berries. It's probably been close to a decade since these were planted. The berries are tiny! Just helping to set expectations. I was thrilled. We have lots of bushes on our acreage, our property is a haven for quail, 40+ hummingbirds, all kinds of critters year round. We also have planted from HCG: 3-leaf sumac, Apache plume, giant sacaton ""windbreaker"" Lo Gro sumac, currant bushes, fernbush, etc. All doing well and some even reproducing. I love the micro-ecosystem which is taking shape with God's help."