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Posted on 1/1/16 at 1:58 pm to daviddsims
Bradford pear is garbage and very prone to disease. River Birch grow fast but don't give a whole lot of shade and the wasps love their peeling bark. Saw tooth oak is your best option. They're fast faaaast growing for an oak and very hardy.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:02 pm to JJBTiger2012
Drake elm
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:02 pm to daviddsims
Red maple is a pretty tree that grows fairly fast and looks good.
River birch is popular, but it doesn't make much shade, and it is always shedding bark and crap in the yard.
If you go oak, don't plant a water oak. Dan Gill from the LSU Ag Center says they are a bad choice. I had one and had to cut it down.
Gill does recommend willow, shumard, and nuttall oaks.
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River birch is popular, but it doesn't make much shade, and it is always shedding bark and crap in the yard.
If you go oak, don't plant a water oak. Dan Gill from the LSU Ag Center says they are a bad choice. I had one and had to cut it down.
Gill does recommend willow, shumard, and nuttall oaks.
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Water Oak. The fastest growing of our native oaks, it also is the shortest-lived. Most water oaks grow to be massively large (60 to 80 feet tall and 40 feet wide) in just 50 to 60 years. At that time, they tend to develop decay in their trunks and fall apart. Although they make nice shade trees early in their lives, this habit of decay and breaking or blowing over in high winds makes the water oak among the less desirable species to plant.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:04 pm to JJBTiger2012
Sawtooth oak must be what's growing in my neighbors yard. That damn thing is 20-25 feet tall and I bet it's only five years old. Problem though it's next to his fence and will eventually grow into it.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:05 pm to daviddsims
Why was the lot cleared? I wish builders would leave trees on new homesites. But, i digress.
To answer the OP, give us some info. What size lot? What side of the house are you wanting to plant? How close to the house? Are you looking to block views of neighbors?
In general, maples grow faster than most oaks, but in the long run oaks will grow taller. One fast growing oak not mentioned yet is a sawtooth oak. Also a pin oak.
General poor decisions are the Bradford pear, ash (not too good for the South), river birches (if you're looking for dense shade).
To answer the OP, give us some info. What size lot? What side of the house are you wanting to plant? How close to the house? Are you looking to block views of neighbors?
In general, maples grow faster than most oaks, but in the long run oaks will grow taller. One fast growing oak not mentioned yet is a sawtooth oak. Also a pin oak.
General poor decisions are the Bradford pear, ash (not too good for the South), river birches (if you're looking for dense shade).
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:06 pm to Twenty 49
Cleveland pear, all the good of a Bradford pear but none of the negatives
Drake elm
Be careful with a river birch, shallow and invasive root system, and they really don't offer much shade
Drake elm
Be careful with a river birch, shallow and invasive root system, and they really don't offer much shade
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:09 pm to daviddsims
Silver maple will grow very fast, but they have soft wood and split easily. They also shed those annoying helicopter seed things all over.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:12 pm to daviddsims
Drake Elm do not plant a Bradford Pear unless you want to cut it down in about 8 years.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:15 pm to Tigerpaw123
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all the good of a Bradford pear
Wot m8
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:16 pm to Bullfrog
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river Birch
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:23 pm to daviddsims
Slight hijack, if OP doesn't mind...
What type in f bush makes a good fence (just to blame do view)?
Japanese Yews aren't making it, probably due to clay in the soil and that area can retain water.
Also, the Bradford Pear advice is spot on. I had two at the old house and they lasted 8 years.
What type in f bush makes a good fence (just to blame do view)?
Japanese Yews aren't making it, probably due to clay in the soil and that area can retain water.
Also, the Bradford Pear advice is spot on. I had two at the old house and they lasted 8 years.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:32 pm to VetteGuy
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What type in f bush makes a good fence (just to blame do view)?
Red tip photinia do a good job.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:36 pm to Capital Cajun
Arizona Ash will give you unbelievable shade.
It will give you unbelievable amounts of leaves to rake up in November as well.
It will give you unbelievable amounts of leaves to rake up in November as well.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:37 pm to tigerinthebueche
Banana Tree! That sucker will be 30 feet high in 2 years with fruit bearing bananas within 7 minths
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:39 pm to daviddsims
Get a few kneeless baldcypress trees. Those actually grow really fast.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:44 pm to daviddsims
Shumard Red Oak or Nutall oak, very deep roots, grow fast and tall if you push the fertilizer to them, Sugar and Red Maple other good choices, Drake elm isn't bad, not as tall but wide, Crepe Myrtles are good close to the house.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 2:57 pm to Capital Cajun
Thanks Cap. 
Posted on 1/1/16 at 3:12 pm to VetteGuy
1+ on the Drake (Chinese Elm - Ulmus parvifolia). Very attractive shape, bark and tons of shade. Also, doesn't grow too fast such that it outgrows its root system.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 3:24 pm to VernonPLSUfan
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Sawtooth Oak
This is the correct answer. Plus the acorns look badass growing on the tree
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