what is a fast growing tree good for privacy?

[zixxer]

my house is a good bit higher than my neighbors... high enough to where a fence won't block their house



what type of tree will grow large enough to block their house?

 

[Mo0o]

The paper company would like to know as well

What about big shrubs instead of actual trees

 

[So]

Originally posted by: zixxer
my house is a good bit higher than my neighbors... high enough to where a fence won't block their house



what type of tree will grow large enough to block their house?

A fifty-foot-tall-concrete-block-wall-tree should do.

 

[montanafan]

Bartlett pear trees are fast growers.

 

[SampSon]

Bamboo grows really fast.

 

[tfinch2]

LOL, are you going to plant one and expect it to be 40 feet tall in a few months?

 

[Ika]

bamboo, if you take care of it. looks nice too, especially if you're asian

 

[So]

Originally posted by: SampSon
Bamboo grows really fast.

Oooh. Then you can get sniped at from your own backyard.

<paff>
*friend does down*
Zixxer: "Charlie in the trees!"

<everyone hits the deck>

 

[everman]

Bamboo is some of the fastest growing stuff.

 

[BoomerD]

Italian cypress trees grow fairly fast...Plant them close together, (maybe 2' between them) and in a couple of years, you'll have a nice green wall that doesn't shed during the winter...

 

[Amplifier]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: zixxer
my house is a good bit higher than my neighbors... high enough to where a fence won't block their house



what type of tree will grow large enough to block their house?

A fifty-foot-tall-concrete-block-wall-tree should do.

Don't be ridiculous. A wooden fence will do just fine. Here is a picture of my neighbors house.

 

[yowolabi]

You should get one of those sheets David Copperfield uses to block huge objects when he makes them disappear.

 

[Ryan]

Here you go: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/L350.htm

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: guoziming
bamboo, if you take care of it. looks nice too, especially if you're asian

Dang, no wonder my bamboo doesn't look nice.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: zixxer
my house is a good bit higher than my neighbors... high enough to where a fence won't block their house



what type of tree will grow large enough to block their house?

Cedar works quite well.

Poplar grows very fast.

Willows grow fairly fast.

 

[Lonyo]

Create a slightly raised area for planting (maybe 2' or something) and they will reach the required height even faster :Q
Also, if you use bamboo, make sure to limit where it can grow, I think. IIRC it's quite good at spreading a bit.

 

[lytalbayre]

Go to a local nursery and ask their advice and then buy the biggest pre-grown tree they will sell you. Follow their directions and plant the tree. It should take root and continue growing even bigger.

Be prepared to spend lots of $$ buying and transporting a large nursery tree.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Create a slightly raised area for planting (maybe 2' or something) and they will reach the required height even faster :Q
Also, if you use bamboo, make sure to limit where it can grow, I think. IIRC it's quite good at spreading a bit.

See: indochina.

 

[1sikbITCH]

http://www.thujagreengiant.biz/GreenSplendor.html

Supposed to grow 3-5 feet a year. I doubt you'll find anything that'll grow faster than that without looking like a stringbean.

http://www.thujagreengiant.biz/index.html

Read the description for this one. It probably grows too wide for your needs though.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Curtains?

Blinds/shades??

You want a big tree, to block a view???

Hmm, go to the middle of California, and dig up a Sequoia
tree, and bring it back home.

http://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm

The 30 Largest Giant Sequoias (as of December 2002)
TREE
LOCATION
HEIGHT (Feet)
CIRCUMFERENCE (Feet)
VOLUME (Cubic feet)

1.
General Sherman
Giant Forest
274.9
102.6
52,508

2.
Washington
Giant Forest
254.7
101.1
47,850

3.
General Grant
Grant Grove
268.1
107.5
46,608

4.
President
Giant Forest
240.9
93.0
45,148

5.
Lincoln
Giant Forest
255.8
98.3
44,471

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: everman
Bamboo is some of the fastest growing stuff.

Bamboo is like molasses in January compared to kudzu. If you want privacy just plant kudzu, your house will never be seen again.