I am looking at the following 'rapid' growing plants/shrubs

Autumn Olive
Red Mulberry
Russian Olive

I live around Chicago - zone 4

I need to have something that grows very fast - as a privacy fence. All
these will be 2 foot high when I plant them.

Thank you in advance!

"Dan J.S." wrote in message
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I am looking at the following 'rapid' growing plants/shrubs

Autumn Olive
Red Mulberry
Russian Olive

I live around Chicago - zone 4

I need to have something that grows very fast - as a privacy fence. All
these will be 2 foot high when I plant them.

Thank you in advance!


what about old fashioned Privet? It grows fast, can be trimmed if you want
to, bushes up nicely, has berries for the birds, leaves hold up during
winter, and reaches heights of about 20 foot............there's even a newer
one that is variegated, although not sure how fast the variegated one is.
one foot whips grow into thick, multi-branched shrubs in no
time.........ordinarily I'd not mention privet, but it does do in a pinch
and isn't expensive. no thorns either.
madgardener

actually you are zone 5. if you got the room for spread get the large spirea, bridal
wreath. here is picture of my "dwarf" ones
http://weloveteaching.com/landscape/spirea/spirea.html
they like sun and grow fast with good watering, nice dirt. the big ones get to be
6-8 feet tall. Jung's has em
https://www.jungseed.com/jungsite/ju...roductID=21798
but do look at other choices
https://www.jungseed.com/jungsite/ju...?category=1705
Ingrid

"Dan J.S." wrote:


I am looking at the following 'rapid' growing plants/shrubs

Autumn Olive
Red Mulberry
Russian Olive

I live around Chicago - zone 4

I need to have something that grows very fast - as a privacy fence. All
these will be 2 foot high when I plant them.

Thank you in advance!




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actually you are zone 5. if you got the room for spread get the large
spirea, bridal
wreath. here is picture of my "dwarf" ones
http://weloveteaching.com/landscape/spirea/spirea.html
they like sun and grow fast with good watering, nice dirt. the big ones
get to be
6-8 feet tall. Jung's has em
https://www.jungseed.com/jungsite/ju...roductID=21798
but do look at other choices
https://www.jungseed.com/jungsite/ju...?category=1705
Ingrid

great choice, Ingrid!!! (I have button spirea as well as the old fashioned
Bridal wreath spirea, along with several real small ones....)
maddie

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actually you are zone 5. if you got the room for spread get the large
spirea, bridal
wreath. here is picture of my "dwarf" ones
http://weloveteaching.com/landscape/spirea/spirea.html
they like sun and grow fast with good watering, nice dirt. the big ones
get to be
6-8 feet tall. Jung's has em
https://www.jungseed.com/jungsite/ju...roductID=21798
but do look at other choices
https://www.jungseed.com/jungsite/ju...?category=1705
Ingrid

Wow! Very nice. thanks!!

On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:48:54 -0500, "Dan J.S."
wrote:


I am looking at the following 'rapid' growing plants/shrubs

Autumn Olive
Red Mulberry
Russian Olive

I live around Chicago - zone 4

I need to have something that grows very fast - as a privacy fence. All
these will be 2 foot high when I plant them.

Thank you in advance!


Autumn Olive and Russian Olive are considered noxious in
some states. You may want to check before planting them. If
you don't already have them in your neighborhood, everyone
else soon will have them too. They are
_darn_near_impossible_ to get rid of. Don't even think about
these unless they are already present close by.

--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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"Dan J.S." wrote in message
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wrote in message
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actually you are zone 5. if you got the room for spread get the large
spirea, bridal
wreath. here is picture of my "dwarf" ones
http://weloveteaching.com/landscape/spirea/spirea.html
they like sun and grow fast with good watering, nice dirt. the big ones
get to be
6-8 feet tall. Jung's has em
https://www.jungseed.com/jungsite/ju...roductID=21798
but do look at other choices
https://www.jungseed.com/jungsite/ju...?category=1705
Ingrid

Wow! Very nice. thanks!!


Just as a follow up - i ordered 10 of them from the site link you provided.
Thanks again!

yeah. I gotta order some more myself, some of the big ones to make a "living" fence
along the drive. the nice thing about these is you can whack them after they flower
and they put those great arching branches of beautiful flowers. and after the
flowers are done the dry seedpod s are pretty nice too. Milwaukee is loaded with
bridal wreath. Ingrid

"Dan J.S." wrote:
Just as a follow up - i ordered 10 of them from the site link you provided.
Thanks again!




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yeah. I gotta order some more myself, some of the big ones to make a
"living" fence
along the drive. the nice thing about these is you can whack them after
they flower
and they put those great arching branches of beautiful flowers. and after
the
flowers are done the dry seedpod s are pretty nice too. Milwaukee is
loaded with
bridal wreath. Ingrid


Ingrid

Are these shipped as seeds or actual plants? Also, how fast do they grow a
year?

Thanks again for your help!

Dan

plants. 2-yr. 12 to 15 inch bare root plants.$5 each, price drops as quantities
increase.
https://www.jungseed.com/jungsite/ju...roductID=21798

mine = http://weloveteaching.com/landscape/spirea/spirea.html
remember, these are the "dwarf" ones, were this size in 2 years. I got great soil, I
use a slow release fert on em, and I had water on one of those automatic rainbirds.
regretfully, I had to dig em out because they were overwhelming my bulbs, my peony,
my carpet junipers. so....... plant em in compost with manure on the side, water
every other day (if there is a slope) and stand back. I see Jungs doesnt sell the
dwarf ones anymore. I think the dwarf ones were maybe 12 inches. they had
on the right you will see hostas... I think they were planted in 2001. everything
gets huge fast. Ingrid
** I included pictures of them the year they were planted in 2000 and in 2001.

"Dan J.S." wrote:


wrote in message
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yeah. I gotta order some more myself, some of the big ones to make a
"living" fence
along the drive. the nice thing about these is you can whack them after
they flower
and they put those great arching branches of beautiful flowers. and after
the
flowers are done the dry seedpod s are pretty nice too. Milwaukee is
loaded with
bridal wreath. Ingrid


Ingrid

Are these shipped as seeds or actual plants? Also, how fast do they grow a
year?

Thanks again for your help!

Dan




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Thanks Again!!!


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plants. 2-yr. 12 to 15 inch bare root plants.$5 each, price drops as
quantities
increase.
https://www.jungseed.com/jungsite/ju...roductID=21798

mine = http://weloveteaching.com/landscape/spirea/spirea.html
remember, these are the "dwarf" ones, were this size in 2 years. I got
great soil, I
use a slow release fert on em, and I had water on one of those automatic
rainbirds.
regretfully, I had to dig em out because they were overwhelming my bulbs,
my peony,
my carpet junipers. so....... plant em in compost with manure on the
side, water
every other day (if there is a slope) and stand back. I see Jungs doesnt
sell the
dwarf ones anymore. I think the dwarf ones were maybe 12 inches. they
had
on the right you will see hostas... I think they were planted in 2001.
everything
gets huge fast. Ingrid
** I included pictures of them the year they were planted in 2000 and in
2001.

"Dan J.S." wrote:


wrote in message
...
yeah. I gotta order some more myself, some of the big ones to make a
"living" fence
along the drive. the nice thing about these is you can whack them after
they flower
and they put those great arching branches of beautiful flowers. and
after
the
flowers are done the dry seedpod s are pretty nice too. Milwaukee is
loaded with
bridal wreath. Ingrid


Ingrid

Are these shipped as seeds or actual plants? Also, how fast do they grow a
year?

Thanks again for your help!

Dan




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