Posted by Summer Wind on December 31, 2005, 3:06 pm
What would be a good fast-growing tree or shrub to use for privacy
screening. An evergreen for year-round screening would be preferable.
Thanks,
SW
Posted by V_coerulea on December 31, 2005, 7:07 pm
Where do you live? What climate zone?
> What would be a good fast-growing tree or shrub to use for privacy
> screening. An evergreen for year-round screening would be preferable.
> Thanks,
> SW
>
Posted by Summer Wind on December 31, 2005, 8:22 pm
> Where do you live? What climate zone?
Midwest. Zone 5.
Posted by Travis M. on December 31, 2005, 11:26 pm
> What would be a good fast-growing tree or shrub to use for
> privacy
> screening. An evergreen for year-round screening would be
> preferable.
> Thanks,
> SW
What are you doing that you need privacy?
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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5
Posted by presley on January 1, 2006, 4:07 am
The most common plant for this purpose in zone 5 is arborvitae. (Thuja sp)
If the soil is right for them, some people also plant hedges of tightly
growing trees, such as blue spruce, which usually keep branches down to the
ground - they can be sheared to keep them low and thickly growing. I think
it might also be possible to plant hedges of juniper virginiana, a native
tree juniper of the east and midwest. These can also be sheared to be lower
than their normal height of 20 feet plus.
>> What would be a good fast-growing tree or shrub to use for privacy
>> screening. An evergreen for year-round screening would be
>> preferable.
>> Thanks,
>> SW
> What are you doing that you need privacy?
> --
> Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
> USDA Zone 8
> Sunset Zone 5
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> screening. An evergreen for year-round screening would be preferable.
> Thanks,
> SW
>