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Privacy - Year Round - High Screening (but not low)

Posted by petes999 5 (My Page) on
Sun, Jul 1, 07 at 9:56

I have seen other messages on privacy, so sorry if it seems a bit redundant. However, I have not found exactly what I am looking for.

I have a pond with a neighbor's house directly across the pond. I would like a tall tree that has a high privacy to block our view of their house/windows. Yet, a base that is free and clear, so we can see the pond. Because our lot slopes down. We want plan the tree near the pond, where when we sit on our deck, we can see the pond via the low clear base, yet have our neighbor's house be blocked with high screening when we look straight across.

Usually the best bet is a maple or oak, yet we like to keep the foilage year-round. Thus, evergreen is usually better, yet usually the base is thicker than the top which is opposite of what we want.

Area is northern ohio (zone 5) where the area is in sun partial to most of day with plenty of water being at the bottom of hill near a pond.


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RE: Privacy - Year Round - High Screening (but not low)

Most evergreens are, as you say, thicker at the bottom.

Why not plant a row of the evergreen trees behind the pond, between it and the neighbours?


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RE: Privacy - Year Round - High Screening (but not low)

  • Posted by evonline Zone 4b Missoula, Mo (My Page) on
    Sat, Jul 7, 07 at 22:28

You might post on the Conifer forum and get some responses from people who are more knowledgeable about conifer varieties. It is an interesting request!

Also, there is a new book out on conifers that is getting terrific reviews. The title is CONIFERS FOR GARDENS: AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA. The author is Bitner. It is 448 pages long. It is $37.77 (US) at Amazon.

Best of luck to you!


 
 

 

 


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