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Privacy Screen Stu 10-28-2006
Posted by Stu on October 28, 2006, 9:38 am
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Greetings all.

I live in Eastern Oklahoma (Zone 7) and am looking for a plant to use
as a hedge/screen to shield about 250' of my property from the sight
of traffic (and hopefully abate some of the noise) on a nearby road. I
have privets (Ligustrum L.) there now which do a fairly good job until they lose
their leaves in the fall.

Any ideas or suggestions on what to plant that would be fast-growing
and drought resistant preferably native to the area.

Thanks in advance.

--Stu

Posted by Eggs Zachtly on October 28, 2006, 10:11 am
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 Stu said:

> Greetings all.
>
> I live in Eastern Oklahoma (Zone 7) and am looking for a plant to use
> as a hedge/screen to shield about 250' of my property from the sight
> of traffic (and hopefully abate some of the noise) on a nearby road. I
> have privets (Ligustrum L.) there now which do a fairly good job until they lose
> their leaves in the fall.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions on what to plant that would be fast-growing
> and drought resistant preferably native to the area.

Upright junipers, boxwoods, and yews (Taxus L.) would all be good candidates for a
screen. The junipers (Juniperus L.) will require the least maintainence, and are xeric.
Boxwoods are nice and dense, but grow less than a foot a year. Buxus
sempervirens 'Handsworthiensis" would be a good choice for a boxwood (Buxus L.) Yews
would probably be the cheapest, however be thorough with your research on
the cultivar. A lot of yews (Taxus L.) aren't drought tolerant. They also don't grow
very fast, and any damaged areas on them take quite a while to fill in, due
to the fact that the leaves are all at the ends of the branches, unlike
boxwoods, whose leaves go much deeper towards the trunk.

250' is a long way to cover with a screen. For immediate results, you'll
need to purchase larger plants, which could get expensive. If each plant
has a 5' spread when mature, you're looking at 50 plants, possibly up to
15# pot size. You also may want to purchase one or two extra. Chances are
good with that many plants, that you're going to lose a couple. You could
also consider doing a double row, staggering the plantings. This would
provide the best visual and sound screening, but also would double the cost
of the project.

Keep in mind that whatever you plant, won't be immediately "drought
tolerant/resistant". They'll all need regular watering until their roots
develop.

HTH
--

Eggs

A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: "A
beer please, and one for the road."

Posted by Stu on October 28, 2006, 3:50 pm
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On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:11:31 -0500, Eggs Zachtly

>Upright junipers, boxwoods, and yews would all be good candidates for a
>screen. The junipers (Juniperus L.) will require the least maintainence, and are xeric.
>Boxwoods are nice and dense, but grow less than a foot a year. Buxus
>sempervirens 'Handsworthiensis" would be a good choice for a boxwood (Buxus L.) Yews
>would probably be the cheapest, however be thorough with your research on
>the cultivar. A lot of yews aren't drought tolerant. They also don't grow
>very fast, and any damaged areas on them take quite a while to fill in, due
>to the fact that the leaves are all at the ends of the branches, unlike
>boxwoods, whose leaves go much deeper towards the trunk.
>
>250' is a long way to cover with a screen. For immediate results, you'll
>need to purchase larger plants, which could get expensive. If each plant
>has a 5' spread when mature, you're looking at 50 plants, possibly up to
>15# pot size. You also may want to purchase one or two extra. Chances are
>good with that many plants, that you're going to lose a couple. You could
>also consider doing a double row, staggering the plantings. This would
>provide the best visual and sound screening, but also would double the cost
>of the project.
>
>Keep in mind that whatever you plant, won't be immediately "drought
>tolerant/resistant". They'll all need regular watering until their roots
>develop.
>
>HTH

Thanks Eggs.

I don't mind spending the money if the results are worth it. You have
certainly given some good advice and will check in to all your
suggestions. I especially like the idea of staggering the plantings.

--Stu

Posted by Buster Chops on October 28, 2006, 2:00 pm
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Try the "Green Giant" variety of arborvitae --- several sites exist online
with info. These are fast growing reasonably resistant. I've having
several planted for same purpose ... my concern is deer-resistance but all
persons I have spoken with, including extension services, say no issue.



>
> Greetings all.
>
> I live in Eastern Oklahoma (Zone 7) and am looking for a plant to use
> as a hedge/screen to shield about 250' of my property from the sight
> of traffic (and hopefully abate some of the noise) on a nearby road. I
> have privets there now which do a fairly good job until they lose
> their leaves in the fall.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions on what to plant that would be fast-growing
> and drought resistant preferably native to the area.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --Stu



Posted by Stubby on October 28, 2006, 2:44 pm
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I planted a half dozen "Emerald Green" about 10 years ago. They
recover well after snow storms and the deer are interested in them.
Plus, they're CHEAP! I seem to remember $4.95 each in an end-of-year
close out sale.


Buster Chops wrote:
> Try the "Green Giant" variety of arborvitae --- several sites exist online
> with info. These are fast growing reasonably resistant. I've having
> several planted for same purpose ... my concern is deer-resistance but all
> persons I have spoken with, including extension services, say no issue.
>
>
>
>> Greetings all.
>>
>> I live in Eastern Oklahoma (Zone 7) and am looking for a plant to use
>> as a hedge/screen to shield about 250' of my property from the sight
>> of traffic (and hopefully abate some of the noise) on a nearby road. I
>> have privets there now which do a fairly good job until they lose
>> their leaves in the fall.
>>
>> Any ideas or suggestions on what to plant that would be fast-growing
>> and drought resistant preferably native to the area.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> --Stu
>
>

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