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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 |
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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. -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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There are several varieties of eucalyptus and a huge array of
evergreens you can grow in your conditions. The best thing to do is go up to a grower or tree nursery and see what you like. If it was me, I'd use several different varieties and species. Many of the viburnums are native. You don't have to plant invasive species like ligustrums. On Sun, 21 May 2006 10:46:21 -0700, 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 |
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Pin Oak?
"mig" wrote in message ... 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 |
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