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mig wrote:

Hi,

I live in northern california, in el cerrito, right next to berkeley.
So I'm across the bay from SF.

I need a recommendation for a fast-growing tree that I need to plant
on the side of my home. My neighbour is putting in a monster addition
to his house that will overwhelm my backyard. He's adding a level up
and building deep into his property, which will almost double the size
of his home. His house is 5 feet from the property line and only
about 20 feet or so from my north wall. This will create privacy
problems and I need to put in some trees, otherwise my view of the sky
will be a wall. lol.

My neighbour, the guy with the renovation, is recommending I plant
purple hopseed. I doubt that will be sufficient considering the size
of his new house.

Thanks for your help,

Mig

Japanese Ligustrum grows fast and tall, and bushes out at the base if
you let it... And it's pretty IMHO. :-)

I have some baby ones that need to come up and I get about a 50%
survival rate on transplants. Or I could send you some seeds.

They actually grow pretty fast from seed.
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