Tree screening
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Coxey

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482 posts

123 months

Saturday 23rd November 2024
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I’m after some ideas of what type of tree / hedges I could use to screen an unsightly piece of land adjacent to my property. Looking for something that will grow to say 10 ft. Don’t want to go down the route of conifers / Leylande….

Thanks in advance

mcelliott

9,548 posts

197 months

Saturday 23rd November 2024
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Coxey said:
I’m after some ideas of what type of tree / hedges I could use to screen an unsightly piece of land adjacent to my property. Looking for something that will grow to say 10 ft. Don’t want to go down the route of conifers / Leylande….

Thanks in advance
We have used copper beech, makes a really good screen, it's hardy and has loads of autumn colours.

Jeremy-75qq8

1,431 posts

108 months

Saturday 23rd November 2024
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For that sort of height Laurel is good.

I have a lot of it. It grows pretty quickly and screens well.

OutInTheShed

11,773 posts

42 months

Saturday 23rd November 2024
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While evergreen or beech i s the obvious choice to block out the sight of something, sometimes it's enough to have bare branches in winter, breaking up the view. You can also get some screening from climbing plants like ivy or clematis on a trellis or fence or through a mixed hedge.

Buckingham nursery, AKA 'hedging.co.uk' is a useful resource.

A 10ft hedge generally takes a fair bit of time or money....
Even the dreaded leylandii take time to reach height.

Personally, I like having mixed hedge and can get over it not being fully opaque in Winter.
Holly, beech, viburnam, laurel, yew, photinia,

NDA

23,369 posts

241 months

Saturday 23rd November 2024
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Jeremy-75qq8 said:
For that sort of height Laurel is good.

I have a lot of it. It grows pretty quickly and screens well.
I used laurel a few years ago for some screening - it was excellent, evergreen too of course. I bought quite costly six foot trees and planted them in a double staggered line... they grew rapidly and the screening was perfect.

PhilboSE

5,324 posts

242 months

Saturday 23rd November 2024
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Instead of laurel I’ve started using Elaeagnus x ebbingei as an alternative. Vigorous, tolerant of most conditions (inc shade), needs less work to manage, and adds interest with silvery green leaves, white flowers and berries.

Coxey

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482 posts

123 months

Saturday 23rd November 2024
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Thank you everyone

Silvanus

6,899 posts

39 months

Saturday 23rd November 2024
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What length of hedge are you looking for, what's the context (other planting, trees around etc), where in the world are you?

Skyedriver

20,777 posts

298 months

Sunday 24th November 2024
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PhilboSE said:
Instead of laurel I’ve started using Elaeagnus x ebbingei as an alternative. Vigorous, tolerant of most conditions (inc shade), needs less work to manage, and adds interest with silvery green leaves, white flowers and berries.
Bloke discussing hedging on last sunday's Titchmarsh prog recommended Oleaster too.

Silvanus

6,899 posts

39 months

Sunday 24th November 2024
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Skyedriver said:
PhilboSE said:
Instead of laurel I’ve started using Elaeagnus x ebbingei as an alternative. Vigorous, tolerant of most conditions (inc shade), needs less work to manage, and adds interest with silvery green leaves, white flowers and berries.
Bloke discussing hedging on last sunday's Titchmarsh prog recommended Oleaster too.
Tasty berries too. There isn't a single situation where I'd recommend Cherry laurel, all to often it becomes a problem in some way or other.

Coxey

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482 posts

123 months

Sunday 24th November 2024
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Silvanus said:
What length of hedge are you looking for, what's the context (other planting, trees around etc), where in the world are you?
South east, some small trees nothing much really effectively a piece of ground between our private road and a neighbours plot

Silvanus

6,899 posts

39 months

Sunday 24th November 2024
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Coxey said:
Silvanus said:
What length of hedge are you looking for, what's the context (other planting, trees around etc), where in the world are you?
South east, some small trees nothing much really effectively a piece of ground between our private road and a neighbours plot
What sort of budget do you have and how long is it? Would you prefer evergreen or happy with deciduous, maybe a mix? Would you prefer it to look neat and formal, or more natural? Sorry lots of questions.