On Feb 15, 7:33�am, "Some Buddy Else"
wrote:
Eddy inquired about using spruce trees as a screen from prying eyes....
Remember this about trees of most varieties, especially spruce: that as they
grow up they also grow out. �We have lived at our present address for 13
years. �When we moved here there were three beautiful 15 ft. tall Blue
Spruce trees between our house and garage. �As they gained height they
spread out thereby blocking the sidewalk and driveway with their not-so-soft
branches. �We had to make a choice of either removing the lower branches or
removing the whole tree. �We trimmed them so that a 6 ft. tall person could
walk under them without losing their hat. �Grass does not grow well under
them either due to a lack of sun and water or the mulching effect of shed
needles. �To add to this they seem to be losing a battle with a fungus that
has thinned out their once thick needles making them look more like
"overgrown Charlie Brown Christmas trees". �It is easy to treat them when
they are within reach but they are now nearly 30+ ft tall and hard to
handle. �The placement should be made with consideration of their future
height and diameter. �Fran
Not quite sure what point you're making, obviously all plants need to
be placed with consideration that they grow. It seems that's exactly
the OP's main concern, he is desirerous of rapid growth.
When spruce trees are planted densely in groups as for privacy
screening/windbreaks it's only the exterior perimeter portions and
very tops that receive full sunlight that will grow outward, the
interior portions will barely branch out at all and what branches
formed previously will die and fall off the trunk... yet they'll still
grow well as that's precisely how they grow naturally in forests.
Whenever you see a perfectly shaped lone spruce tree growing in a lawn
it should be obvious that it was specifically planted there as a
specimen tree, in nature spruce does not grow solitary.
Norway Spruce:
http://i32.tinypic.com/33at2cy.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/nzri2b.jpg
http://i29.tinypic.com/30uedc0.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/2ebfytv.jpg
I see you too:
http://i25.tinypic.com/k1end.jpg