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Posted by stompoutbermuda z9CaCoast (My Page) on Tue, Jul 21, 09 at 6:19
| I am in the high desert, sunset zone 11 and like GREEN (not silver, blue-grey, etc.). Id like it to be fast growing, provide some shade (not leyland cypruss or colums... though if I must, then I must), drought tolerent and non-invasive roots. Do I want the impossible? |
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RE: suggestions for conifer windbreak?
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| I have a Dawn Redwood (Similar to Cyprus) and live in a very windy area. Great tree but needs a little more additional water than most while establishing. Very bright green in color and grows like crazy. |
RE: suggestions for conifer windbreak?
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| Drought tolerant usually comes with the roots from hell! Conifers they seldom change color so if you pick a color you like in the nursery you should be happy. Pinyon pine if well-watered its first few years, Atlas Cedar's dark green varieties, Italian Stone Pine, or Eldarica pine (gets HUGE ... too big for most houses) If you can find them, some of the native Shagbark or alligator Junipers can be an intense dark green, |
RE: suggestions for conifer windbreak?
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| +1 for afghan/mondale pine (pinus eldarica). Used extensively in southern NM, el paso, tx for just that purpose. Grows fast and as pointed out gets pretty big. |
RE: suggestions for conifer windbreak?
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| Thanks for all the suggestions! |
RE: suggestions for conifer windbreak?
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| Pinyon can grow very fast if overwatered in very dry soil. My New Mexico soil is probably pretty similar to yours. I got 8 inches out of the leader on my 7 ft. pinyon this year! It looks almost mutant the needles are so spread out. It just needs to drain always. |
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