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Fast Growing Evergreen Trees

If you ever wanted some privacy on your own backyard and want to prevent the risk of having your neighbours see when you eat breakfast, then fast growing evergreen trees are the answer. Over just the time of a year you can block out views, enjoy more privacy and simply have a beautiful garden ornamental. All you need to do is to plant a wall of fast growing evergreen trees. It can also be a wonderful way to increase property value because you easily can block out views that possible buyers would not like to see. It would be easier for them to cut the wall down then actually imagining that there was a wall of fast growing evergreen trees there. Here you will be able to read about some examples of fast growing evergreen trees.

Fast growing evergreen tree – Douglas fir

Although the name of the Douglas fir suggests that it is a fir it is not true, it is actually a member of a rather small genus in the large family containing all similar trees. It is a great tree to highlight your property as it will maintain a symmetrical form from top to bottom and as it is extremely thick it will block out any noise that might disturb you, and you won’t be able to see through it either. This kind of fast growing evergreen tree will stay lushly green all through winter and can cope with strong winds. The Douglas fir can become pretty awesomely huge though, when growing wild it can become up to 330 feet (100 meters) tall, so one better keep after it a bit and prune it when it gets to big.

Fast growing evergreen tree – Leyland Cypress

The Leyland cypress is perfect for creating your own hedges and screens. Although the foliage is thick and won’t let any wind through its texture is actually quite soft and lovely by touch, no pointy needles there. This fast growing evergreen tree will grow in a uniform, symmetrical shape and is very simple to prune when you don’t want it to become any higher. Trimming the Leyland cypress can be an extremely good idea since Leyland cypresses can casts heavy shadows on the neighbours property, in Britain disputes concerning this has even ended in violence and lawsuits. When trimming, wear protected clothing since the sap can cause skin irritation on some people.

Fast growing evergreen tree – Norway Spruce

This fast growing evergreen tree grows quite wide and is therefore more suitable as a ornamental showpiece, or just a way to hide away a factory on the horizon seen from your bedroom window. The Norway spruce can withstand extremely cold climates and is therefore especially suitable in cold climates. In just two years this fast growing evergreen tree can become a beautiful Christmas tree and there actually are families that every year plants a Norway spruce just to cut it down two years later. Instant Christmas tree, from your own backyard.

 

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