"Travis M." wrote:
http://www.fastgrowingtree.com/indexT2.htm
Thuja "Green Giant"
The Thuja Green Giant's conical habit needs no shearing or pruning,
though you can trim it to desired size if you don't want it to grow to
more than 60 feet tall, 10 to 12 feet wide. Do to its large size, it is
only practical in yards with lots of room. Tolerant of heavy ice and
snow loads as well as heat, humidity, and even drought (once established
in the garden), it is clothed all the way to the ground in thick,
fragrant, deep green foliage year-round. One of the best features of
Green Giant is its lack of appeal to deer. A hungry herd will eventually
nibble it if desperate, of course -- starving deer will eat anything --
but it's one of their last choices, making it a suitable perimeter
planting to keep deer out of your garden.
Plusses: big and fast growing
Minuses: big and fast growing
Paulownia tomentosa "Empress Tree or Princess Tree"
This plant can grow to 40 - 60 feet tall and an equal spread and the
leaves can be 12 inches across or more. Although paulownia has
attractive clusters of purple flowers in May, the leaves have no
desirable color in autumn before they turn brown and drop to the ground.
This weedy tree is recognized as an invasive exotic plant by
conservation agencies. Its messy fruit produces a multitude of tiny
seeds that blow in the wind and the result is thousands of unwanted
seedlings that compete with native vegetation. Give it lots of room!
Don't expect to be able to grow anything under it. The U.S. Forest
Service warns against planting them near a forest. They should only be
planted in parks and urban areas where their spread can be contained.
As one would expect from such a fast growing tree, the wood is brittle.
Parts of the plant are poisonous if ingested.
Plusses: big and fast growing
Minuses: messy and invasive
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