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RE: Screening Plants

Posted 664 days ago

why too tall? Acreage along with 100metres to screen?

RE: Screening Plants

Posted 663 days ago

A section of our boundary fence line runs under a neighbors overhead power lines. So need to keep preferably 2 to 3 meters. If not for that, would be fine to go higher !!


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RE: Screening Plants

Posted 654 days ago

callistermon captain cook? grevillea winparra gem?

RE: Screening Plants

Posted 654 days ago

We have photinia, it is wonderful. You can clip it to the height you want. Fast growing, especially if you start with larger plants. Don't know about their root systems though. Tough, drought resistant, once it gets established.
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RE: Screening Plants

Posted 652 days ago

thanks for the input. Need to do some more homework !!
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RE: Screening Plants

Posted 604 days ago

We planted Pittostrums...fast growing and easy maintenance.

RE: Screening Plants

Posted 559 days ago

Still undecided..Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh. Kinda liked the idea of planting " Leightons Green " conifers, but saw, or read somewhere, that Don reckons they grew to be HUGE !!

Wonder if their is a smaller alternative to say, 2-3 meteres ?
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RE: Screening Plants

Posted 556 days ago

Bauhinia galpinii. I have planted some of these along our driveway and they are very hardy. A little slow for the first 12 months and then away they went. Can handle a tough approach to pruning and can be a little frost tender when young. They flower on and off during the year.

RE: Screening Plants

Posted 548 days ago

other alternatives...Escallonia 'Iveyii'; Dodonea viscosa v. Purpurea (both around 3m tall): root depth no problem.
Shorter options...Westringia fruticosa (tough as old boots); Teucrium fruticans. Both these options grow to around 1.5m tall & can be hedged very successfully
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RE: Screening Plants

Posted 537 days ago

Photinias have flowers that are not conducive to hay fever/asthma - but are a great hedge. Perhaps a camellia hedge or Gordonia - fairly shallow rooted. Good in your area - with both frosts & heat, and not a tall grower. Be careful of some Lilly Pilly plants. Some sucker, others drop their berries and make a mess. Some are drought tolerant, others not. Not sure about the roots. Try the Flemings website www.flemings.com.au for more tree-like hedges.
There should be more readily-available information on tree roots as I had an extremely bad experience with tree roots from an Evergreen Alder/Alnus many years ago. The only TV show that had any information about these tree roots was Burke's Backyard - a really long time ago.

RE: Screening Plants

Posted 533 days ago

I have planted an area of approx 75m with Photinia Robusta - absolutely excellent results so far. The root systems are not too deep - I have some planted near our power box which distributes the power to our property. The foliage varies with the season from dark greens with reddish tones to rather red leaves in the winter as well as small white flowers. Once settled you do not have to worry too much about watering too regularly, though they do better with a regular deep drink. The only problems that I have had is rabbits - this is due to the rabbits eating the roots off - too close to the surface though I think I have fixed that one. :)

RE: Screening Plants

Posted 523 days ago

We wanted some privacy from a neighbour along the back of our new house, so planted a row Photina Robusta at the start of the year. The plants were about 12" (30cm) but have already reached the top of a 5'(150cm) fence.

5 years ago we planted one on the other side of our property to fill a gap and that is now over 20'(6 m) tall. Best $6 we ever spent!
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RE: Screening Plants

Posted 520 days ago

Photinia Robusta

Might go with this one guys.

Are we ( forum users ) able to put pictures on to this forum ??? would like to do a before and after " shoot "


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RE: Screening Plants

Posted 484 days ago

Guess i can't be accused of rushing into this !!

We are now considering " Green Rocket " for our hedge. At the local nursery last w/end, was shown a couple of these. Shiny green, small leaves, grows to about 2 meters, frost hardy,....sounds like it ticks all the boxes.

Anyone have this in their garden ?

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