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Fast Growing Privacy Trees for Instant Impact
A short, deliberate list of the species that will actually close a gap in a season or two. Ficus microcarpa and Ficus microcarpa hillii are the workhorses for...
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Fast Growing Privacy Trees for Instant Impact
A short, deliberate list of the species that will actually close a gap in a season or two. Ficus microcarpa and Ficus microcarpa hillii are the workhorses for warm climates, Cupressocyparis leylandii for cooler sites, and Leptospermum flavescens where a lighter, more informal screen is wanted.
Everything on this list will keep growing after it has done its job, so a fast privacy screen is a commitment to a clipping regime rather than a one time purchase. Ficus in particular has an aggressive root system that should be kept well away from services and structures. Where the boundary can wait, screening and privacy trees gives better long term behaviour, and hedging and screening covers the full range at both scales. For Emirates villa and compound boundaries, the Middle East proven subset is fast growing privacy trees for Dubai.
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