close-growing

Most of the low hills are covered by close-growing evergreen scrub, or chaparral, in which buckbrush and manzanita predominate.

Sierran Steppe - Mixed Forest - Coniferous Forest - Alpine Meadow Province (Bailey) 2009

I stood in the path, partially hidden by the close-growing bushes.

Third Strike Philip R. Craig 2007

“Move,” said Voldemort, and Hagrid stumbled forward, forcing his way through the close-growing trees, back through the forest.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007

"Move, " said Voldemort, and Hagrid stumbled forward, forcing his way through the close-growing trees, back through the forest.

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007

I stood in the path, partially hidden by the close-growing bushes.

Third Strike Philip R. Craig 2007

Sanin and Pantaleone arrived there first, as the latter had predicted; they gave orders for the carriage to remain outside the wood, and they plunged into the shade of the rather thick and close-growing trees.

The Torrents of Spring 2006

We came out of it into a forest of close-growing, coniferous trees, through which the trail wound tortuously.

Dwellers in the Mirage 2004

His brothers skipped away on both sides, lashed the trace-horses under the belly, and the coach started, turned out of the gates into the street, the shaggy one tried to turn off towards his own home, but Filofey brought him to reason with a few strokes of the whip, and behold! we were already out of the village, and rolling along a fairly even road, between close-growing bushes of thick hazels.

A Sportsman's Sketches 2003

It was much larger in proportion to the body than a human head, and was almost perfectly round and covered with tightly curling, close-growing hair the colour of bracken.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003

It was dark even in daylight, the close-growing evergreens crowding overhead.

Shattered Francis, Dick 2000