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Old 12-04-2011, 12:48 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Tree Types For A Boggy Soil.....

On Apr 10, 2:05*pm, AlexBG wrote:
Good Evening!

Thanks for taking the time to read my post this evening.

My wife and I are doing major overhaul of our garden - one aspect that I
want to change is to give us a bit of privacy, so I am really wanting to
plant some fast growing trees around the edge of my property.

The only problem is that my soil is not of the best quality - I've lived
in this house for over 10 year now, and the soil is really "boggy"
during the winter & when it rains heavily, however it does eventually
improve during the warmer months. Is there any fast growing screening
trees that would survive in my particular soil type?

I was considering purchasing some Leylandii trees - I have some of these
at the front of the house where the soil seems to be of a better quality
- these are really flourishing at the moment, would these be suitable in
the boggy soil? I really don't want to go and spend a fortune on plants,
only for these to die when they are planted - so any advice would be
greatly appreciated!

Thanks for your help.

Regards

Alex
Glasgow, Scotland

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AlexBG


I would go with echinosum's suggestion on the willows for fast
growers. That is the plan here in the USA's Pac Northewest for stream
recovery. You can propragate them quickly. However it seems you do
have some options if you want some color it seems.
What height and colors yu looking for?
http://www.native-scottish-trees.org.uk/