We currently have bamboo in our backyard, along the fence, that provides some privacy from our neighbors. We are thinking about getting rid of it. I, of course, suggested fruit trees to my wife as a replacement but she wants year round shading so that limits my choices to mainly citrus? I will need at least 4 trees and probably can’t afford box trees so will want trees that can grow pretty quickly and can provide coverage. Any suggestions? I feel like there are certain lemons that grow really quickly?
If you could track down enough of them, Variegated Eureka would make an amazing privacy border. They supposedly get up to 10 or 15 feet tall. Seems to grow pretty quick considering I never protect it well enough to keep the foliage more than a year. Here’s a pick of one I have in a 30 gallon pot(just tossed it in the garage for an upcoming freeze).
Firstly my blue friend, am a red. Eight points clear. Must be tough for evertonians this morn.
Brilliant idea, I know we live in very varying climates. How does papaya do in your climate ? Have you heard of malaina ? Great fast growing tree. Grown in areas where we be pretty much chopped every tree down( yes there are places like that in my country).
Haha, very tough to be a blue right now . I’ve seen a few papayas growing here but I don’t think they’d provide enough privacy. I’ll check out Malaina, never heard of it.
What about Mulberry? Pakistan Mulberry is the fastest growing tree in my yard. You may need to keep pinching the tips to make it a bush form if you want a privacy hedge.
I’ve never considered a mulberry, do they grow quickly? Are the roots invasive at all? These trees will be planted on top of a retaining wall that is about 6 feet wide.
Unfortunately, I’ve had terrible results trying to grow avocados. We’ve had at least two or three that have never done anything eventually died. I’d be interested in an olive, I just don’t know how quickly they grow?
Olives do not grow fast, but apparently easy to transplant old trees. It would be very costly to plant a hedge of mature trees. I was going to say bananas, but I doubt the quality would be great. It is a tough question, because most evergreens I know of are not in a big hurry to grow.
A few people I know grow bananas near me and they are pretty hit and miss. Most of the time time they are very “woody” tasting, and not all that sweet. I may throw one in the sunniest corner of the yard though. I’ve got a friend who often has large plants that I could easily dig out.
. I’ve seen a few papayas growing here but I don’t think they’d provide enough privacy. I’ll check out Malaina, never heard of it.