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Privacy trees
Posted on 2/10/23 at 9:57 am
Posted on 2/10/23 at 9:57 am
I have zero trees in my backyard and am wanting to plant some trees along the back fence to break up the monotony/ have a bit of privacy.
My wife wants some sort of holly so Im wondering what variety will grow fastest down here and be the least amount of maintenance. Im open to suggestions outside of hollies as well
My wife wants some sort of holly so Im wondering what variety will grow fastest down here and be the least amount of maintenance. Im open to suggestions outside of hollies as well
Posted on 2/10/23 at 10:55 am to TheRange
We have several Hollies,they’re pretty but they have to be pruned/trimmed like hedges.
Also have 8-10 camellias and pruning is kinda optional,depending on how tall you want to let them get.Where ours are we don’t prune them and they’re not excessively tall.
There are lots of varieties with different color flowers.
All and all,I prefer camellias
Also have 8-10 camellias and pruning is kinda optional,depending on how tall you want to let them get.Where ours are we don’t prune them and they’re not excessively tall.
There are lots of varieties with different color flowers.
All and all,I prefer camellias
Posted on 2/10/23 at 11:33 am to TheRange
I have 16 savannah hollies around my back yard. They are perfect for my needs. I prune the yard side maybe 1-2x per year to keep more yard space but I don't have to. They dont drop many leaves but do drop berries. Mine drop into my asian jasmine ground cover underneath which is much more maintenance.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 12:02 pm to TheRange
We just planted 20 carolina sapphire cypress trees along our back fence.
I wanted blue ice cypress but couldn’t find any. These grow fuller in middle and have a beautiful color.
We lost about 9 Carolina sapphire cypress early, but now they are rooted they are doing well. Only starting year 2 though.
I wanted blue ice cypress but couldn’t find any. These grow fuller in middle and have a beautiful color.
We lost about 9 Carolina sapphire cypress early, but now they are rooted they are doing well. Only starting year 2 though.
Posted on 2/10/23 at 2:34 pm to TheRange
Look into Cleyera Japonica, fast growing, less maintenance. Cut/trim anytime. Hit them with a Fertilizer and Ironite.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 6:37 pm to TheRange
I planted a line of Nellie Steven’s Hollie’s in 2013-14 on about 10-15 ft spacing. Some are over 20 feet high now and have grown together like a straight hedge. You can’t see through them. I have had several get some disease where the leaves get brown and fall off. While new shoots did sprout out, those never fully came back. Couldn’t ever determine what caused it but I replaced them with the largest I could find. They make a nice screen and grew pretty quickly. This was in nw la.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 7:27 pm to TheRange
If you want a trick, fast-growing low maintenance shrub/bush, you want Elaeagnus. Makes for great privacy, but will get away from you if you don't keep it trimmed.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:33 pm to TheRange
Savannah Hollies (Eagleston), Nellie R Stevens, East Palatka Holly, Fosters Holly. I would personally go with Savannahs as I like the lighter color green of them.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 9:55 pm to TheRange
Posted on 2/14/23 at 11:23 pm to TheRange
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Viburnum
Also came to say to look into viburnum. It’s grows fast and tall. I only have it along a short-ish segment along side and back corner of property.
I don’t have a ton so I can’t speak for price for long segment or border. But this stuff has been great for me.
Posted on 2/15/23 at 2:59 pm to TheRange
quote:If they will eventually grow to block a nice view from a neighbor's house, the correct term is "spite trees".
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