I want to block the view of a utility pole. I plan to plant a pine, so that it is blocked year round. I will keep it back far enough so that it will never interfere with the lines and access to the pole itself. I'd like a blue spruce, but I've heard they grow slowly. Any reccomendations?
Fast growing Pines?
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TresCrows
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Austrian Black Pine. It has a pyramidal shape until rather old and grows fairly fast. It will have to be sprayed for Pine Tip Blight and Pine Tip Moth several times a year. Mine are growing nicely, more than a foot a year. If you are only planting a few get big ones. Austrians look best planted as wind breaks or groupings of several trees. Most of the fast growing pines will not do well in your area. I have pines on my property back home that grow 5 feet per year or so. They are trees now that I have to look up at and I only planted them 5 years ago and they do fine with no spraying. I have a Colorodo Blue Spruce--variety Fat Albert, they need spraying for bag worms. It is a pretty little tree but it's growth is about half or less per year of the Austrians. Certain types of Junipers grow fast and tall--spray for bag worms. J
NIXON
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Rogue . Not a direct answer to your question , BUT try this site .
www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/Education/ohiotrees/treesindex.htm
Scroll down through the list . It gives a good description of each tree ,it's soil requirements and growth habits . John
www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/Education/ohiotrees/treesindex.htm
Scroll down through the list . It gives a good description of each tree ,it's soil requirements and growth habits . John
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Rougue, the blue spruce I've seen grow very fast depending on the particular cultivar. While moderate growth seems to describe these, a neighbor put up 6 of them and they shot up like rockets.
Check this out and some grow bout a foot a year.
Check this out and some grow bout a foot a year.
fivestring
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How about a Leyland Cypress instead?
They can grow 2-4 feet per year.
They make an excellent screening plant.
They can grow 2-4 feet per year.
They make an excellent screening plant.
rcaretti
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White Pine grows pretty fast, is usually inexpensive, and it's native to PA. The link given above has additional information.
riptides
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I'd go with fivestring and his recommendation on the Leyland Cypruss. They are a MOST hardy tree. I would stay away from the whitepine. In my area of this planet the whitepine seems to just die at the most inopertune time. And when they go, especially the big ones, they leave big voids. Too bad.
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SnowRidge
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Yep, Leylands if you want fast.
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polecat
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COULD YOU GUYS PUT SOME PICS ON OF THE AUSTRIAN PINES ...DADGUMMIT... and the leylands if you have them please...the pics in someones back yaard always seem to portray them better than do the ;pics from the nurseries!!
thanks...TODD
thanks...TODD
StoneHeartFarm
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We planted a couple hundred white pine seedlings about 5 years ago. The biggest ones are now almost chest high.
Speed of growth of all of the trees is going to depend to some extent on climate and soil. Might check with your local extension office for advice and help. Lots of times you can get trees spring and fall for just a few cents or bucks. We've bought from them and have had better luck than we have with the stuff we bought at the nursery.
Steve
Speed of growth of all of the trees is going to depend to some extent on climate and soil. Might check with your local extension office for advice and help. Lots of times you can get trees spring and fall for just a few cents or bucks. We've bought from them and have had better luck than we have with the stuff we bought at the nursery.
Steve
