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Using blueberries or other fruit as an edible screen

steeletm
19 years ago

We have just purchased a place further out in the country with six acres of land. They are building a large development behind us with lot sizes ranging from 1.5 to 13 acres. Our house is located about one hundred feet from the property line and the nearest that anyone can construct a house is about three hundred feet away from the property line (because of an intervening gully and the septic tank rules) . They just began clearing a building site about four hundred feet directly behind our pool house and took down enough trees so that we have a view of a beautiful mountaintop. We want to plant something on our property line that will grow tall enough to obstruct the view of the house they are building but will give us a view of the mountain. The line we want to plant has a southern exposure and recieves close to full sun each day. My wife loves blueberries and we have never had enough space to grow enough for her. What varieties would you plant? Does anyone have any other suggestions for edible plants for zone 7 that would provide adequate screening without growing too tall? We have rejected such suggestions as Leyland (sp?) Cypress (grows too fast, too tall, gets bagworms and produces no fruit), apple trees (tough to plant close enough to get fruit) and provide an adequate screen and lilacs and crepe myrtle.

I have thought of interspersing fruit trees and blueberry bushes.

Tom

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