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- 6 years agolast modified: 6 years agobeavis77 thanked Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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Comments (4)45 feet ... oh hi... WELCOME to GW ... in your post.. next to your name.. it says NONE .. go to your members page.. and change that to something like Z7 NJ .... because if you come back often.. it will always be the first question ... next.. a pic would tell a thousand words... if you can learn how.. post one ... 45 feet to the lot line.. is NOT a lot of space.. for many things that get tall ... especially in the conifer world ... one thing i suggest often is Thuja occidentalis DE GROOT'S SPIRE .. mine is going on 12 feet tall.. and barely 2 feet wide.. saves you a lot of yard ... and they grow 12 to 18 inches per season ... see link.. and note the ones that have 2 leaders ... yuck you would have to demand single leader trees ... but if you get this far.. come over to the conifer forum.. and ask why ... the alternative to conifers.. would be shrubs .... most of us hang in both forums ..... so its of little use to tell you to go over there ... but i cant think of a lot of evergreen trees .... and that is why i suggest conifers ... or shrubs ... learning the terms.. is how you start on your quest ... to ID what is available ... good luck ken ps: you stole my joke with your last line ... Here is a link that might be useful: link...See MoreEvergreen Shade and Privacy Trees for Houston Texas
Comments (8)How wide of a canopy do you want on the trees? What is on the other side of the fence, by the way? Will neighbors mind a large canopy spreading over their yard? Perhaps you really just need a tall hedge? If you need a wide canopy for shade, you'll get falling debris in the pool. All trees drop leaves, flowers, etc. No getting away from that. Maybe you need wide canopy trees further away from pool and then more upright hedge plants along the pool portion of your fence? Something denser and more refined than a tree? For along the pool, small trees such as Terstroemia, Yaupon holly, Sandankwa Viburnum, Callistemon, Podocarpus, Oleander, Pittosporum, Feijoa, Camellia (shade), Wax myrtle, Osmanthus fragrans, Sophora (Tx Mt. Laurel), Dahoon holly or hybrids, Satsuma mandarin or Kumquat if hardy, 'Teddy Bear' or 'Baby Grand' Southern Magnolia, Cherry laurel 'Bright n Tight' (possible berry issue) would be nice and evergreen. Heck, maybe even some palms? This post was edited by dave_in_nova on Tue, Sep 9, 14 at 10:07...See Moreneed compact upright evergreen as privacy blocker
Comments (14)Certain Fargesia make excellent, comparatively small scale hedges in suitable locations. Since this and related genera finally became present on the North American market in a serious way some years ago - after being grown and appreciated in Britain and Northern Europe for a very long time - "bamboo" no longer automatically equates to disturbingly invasive root growth or looming tallness....See MoreTree form evergreen shrubs for privacy above fencline?
Comments (16)FYI broadleaf evergreens like Fraser photinia and so on drop spent leaves over long periods in summer. Same as with evergreen conifers it is common to see these with lingering litter accumulations beneath when the branches do not come to the ground and conceal the surface of the soil. A fundamental problem with your situation is like so many contemporary Americans trying to appoint or have appointed their outdoor living spaces you don't want to be giving any involved plantings even pretty normal levels of attention. And when a body wants very restricted growth and stylized shapes as a part of the package they are assuring thereby that more attention than natural habit plants would require will be needed. So then it's down to leaving the manicured plants out of the design, hiring a garden maintenance service or biting the bullet and rolling up one's own sleeves....See More- 6 years agolast modified: 6 years agobeavis77 thanked Mens Tortuosa(5b Omaha, NE)
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