On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:42:33 +0000, Jeßus wrote:


I don't think SIlver Birch would be any use as a windbreak. The foliage
is not dense enough in summer. There is no foliage in winter, because it
is a deciduous tree.

I did consider that, but most wind breaks down here (Tas) seem to be
deciduous for some reason.

Are the winds bad when the leaves are on?

Might just have been that the planted rows are mis-identified as wind
breaks.

BTW, a good wind break leaks and slows the wind, rather than totally stops
it. By doing so, its effect covers a wider area.