"ksieve" wrote in message
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Hello, I am looking for some advice please.

We moved into a residential area a couple of years ago. At the end of
our garden are 4 eucalyptus trees. Behind the trees there are two more
houses. I got the trees cut back last summer as they were blocking the
light from our neighbours, but they have now grown to over 25 feet tall
again and again the neighbours light is a concern. Obviously these trees
should not have been planted here.

Anyway, I was thinking of getting the trees removed and was looking for
recommendations for replacements. Ideally, I am looking for a fast
growing tree/shrub that will have a maximum height of 15 feet. It
should be evergreen as the primary purpose of the eucalyptus was
screening for privacy.

The soil is slightly acid. The site is sunny and frost is not an issue.
Any comments would be welcome. Thanks.


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ksieve
Fast growing trees that stop at a convenient height are rare. I have an
unusual suggestion, it is not a tree but a shrub, one of the evergreen
ceanothus's. I can't sugest a particular one, altough I have the ideal one
growing in my garden. It is woody and looks like it could be trained as a
standard tree. It has reached 10 feet in 2.5 years. I bought it as
'Ceanothus Autumnal Blue', but it flowers in
spring, and instead of the advertised height of 8 feet, it shows no sign of
slacking off. I read that some of the evergreen Ceanothus's can reach 15
feet, so I imagine that I have a mislabelled plant. It has quite large
leaves for an evergreen Ceanothus, not the usual tiny fingernail sized
leaves, but two or three times longer than that.
Make sure you get one that doesn't mind our winters. Otherwise have a look
at shrubs, some of them are very much like trees and may met your
requirements.

Andy