Help with selecting tree

[volcamp]

No, I'm not getting a jump on next Christmas I have about 300 ft of road frontage that I want to visually separate from our pasture area. I'm looking for advice on quick growing trees to provide that type on coverage as quickly as possible. Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[jimmy1]

Are you thinking a long the line of evergreens?

Jim

 

[daTeacha]

Around here, white pine will grow pretty fast and make an effective wind, noise, and vision block in a short time. What to use depends on your soil, climate, and intent. I'm going to guess that you are close to Yellow Pine habitat. That stuff makes nice, tough barn wood, but I don't know about how fast it grows.

Do you have a county Soil Conservation Service? Around here, they sell packages of trees in the spring for a good price. They're small, but you can get some nice stock for a good price and it grows pretty quickly.

For deciduous trees, there are numerous hybrid poplars that grow very quickly, often more than a foot per year. You could mix these in among two rows of pines and have a good living fence in a relatively short time.

Another option, depending on what you want to accomplish, is to plant something more along the lines of a large shrub (NOT mulitflora rose!) which will make a good vision/noise/wind fence faster than most trees, but won't get as tall, topping out around 15 feet for the big ones. Autumn Olive and Russian Olive also make good habitat for small wildlife. Again, check with your local farm service agencies to see what will work best in your area. Things that work well in some places quickly become pests in others.

 

[1bush2hog]

Leyland Cypress provides a good screen, grows fast, and is not too expensive.

 

[RobA]

Leyland cypress, eastern redcedar, Arborvitae Green Giant

Mussers Forests is a good source for information: Tree grower of quality seedlings and transplants

Easy to search for the chracteristics/features you are looking for.

 

[flusher]

No, I'm not getting a jump on next Christmas I have about 300 ft of road frontage that I want to visually separate from our pasture area. I'm looking for advice on quick growing trees to provide that type on coverage as quickly as possible. Any suggestions? Thanks

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for fast growing willow hybrids and poplars. Be careful, however, because these trees have huge root systems and brittle branches. They're used for privacy screens and wind breaks. I thought about them for landscaping my new 10-acre parcel here in the North Valley. But I punted because of concerns about the high winds we get here during season changings.

 

[johnk]

I like Norway Spruce for privacy. As long as they have sun for the first few years and the grass is kept trimmed around them they will really grow fast. Once they get above the grass you don't have to worry about cutting it around the trees anymore. I'm talking about planting 10-14 inch seedlings. I buy mine from the state each year. I pay 30 dollars per 100 for spruce. I think its only 55 dollars for 250 seedlings but thats a lot of trees....

 

[Steverino]

American Elm is making a major comeback and I plan on ordering enough to line my 150 ft. driveway.

Riveredge Farms: The Return of the American Elm


Here is an article in The Washington Post that may be of interest:

Return of the Native (washingtonpost.com)

 

[johnk]

Vol camp wants trees for privacy of which I wouldn't want a tree that sheds its leaves. I guess they call it fall up here because the leaves fall.. I guess autumn would be more subtle.

 

[volcamp]

I like Norway Spruce for privacy. As long as they have sun for the first few years and the grass is kept trimmed around them they will really grow fast. Once they get above the grass you don't have to worry about cutting it around the trees anymore. I'm talking about planting 10-14 inch seedlings. I buy mine from the state each year. I pay 30 dollars per 100 for spruce. I think its only 55 dollars for 250 seedlings but thats a lot of trees....

johnk: I live in the inland coastal area of SE NC. Lots of heat in summer. Very sandy with often dry summer periods. How would the Spruce fair in this type of climate?