Anyone know of fast growing trees?

[PrincessArky]

I have been over the years replanting the trees knocked out by a few storms but none seem to be growing very fast. I very much want to get a tree line going at the end of my yard so the darn neighbors will stop spying on my family. I just need something that will grow faster and will be easy to take care of

[ladybugva]

here is a link to the Arbor Day sight listing some. I read some where that fast tree are more disease prone. Not sure if that true or not.

arbor day trees (http://www.arborday.org/Shopping/Trees/FastGrowers.cfm)

[PrincessArky]

thanx so much gonna check it out and see what I can find to go with the blooming peach trees I have so far :)

[Rogerslmc]

Bradford Pear trees and they are very hardy!

[MistyWolf]

Cottonwoods, but they are junk trees .. we just cut all ours down. They grow fast but aren't sturdy .. one of ours fell across our yard and onto our neighbors garage during a wind storm a few years back.

[PrincessArky]

Bradford Pear trees and they are very hardy!

dont know why I didnt think of those before....my mom has some and they make great shade :)


Cottonwoods, but they are junk trees .. we just cut all ours down. They grow fast but aren't sturdy .. one of ours fell across our yard and onto our neighbors garage during a wind storm a few years back.

oh no see thats what happened with some of our trees most it was the China Berry trees and I loved them because they grew fast I just cant find enough to fill the gap lol

[YankeeMary]

Leland Cyprus make great privacy lines and they grow rather fast. They stay green year round. When we moved here we planted 52 of them. We have noticed the ones in full open sun grow faster then the ones in partial shade. They also are great dust barriers.

[PrincessArky]

Leland Cyprus make great privacy lines and they grow rather fast. They stay green year round. When we moved here we planted 52 of them. We have noticed the ones in full open sun grow faster then the ones in partial shade. They also are great dust barriers.

oh Mary those sound perfect I LOVE the ones that are green all year and being on a dirt road we can use a dust barrier

[Jenefer3]

Royal Empress Trees are supposed to grow fast

[dispatcher]

crepe myrtles

[Vee030473]

Eucalyptus trees grow about 6ft a year,the average at full maturity is 40-50 feet. I planted 2 in back yard when we still had our home in NC. When I got them they were 3 ft,by the end of the first year they were 9 feet,and by the time we put our home on the market they were 21 feet tall,in about 3 years' time. They are great shade trees and they help repel fleas and ticks from your yard,plus they smell so good. You dont have to rake at all either and they stay green year round.

I also planted Arapaho Crape Myrtles in the front lawn,they grow fast too.

[dispatcher]

Eucalyptus trees grow about 6ft a year,the average at full maturity is 40-50 feet. I planted 2 in back yard when we still had our home in NC. When I got them they were 3 ft,by the end of the first year they were 9 feet,and by the time we put our home on the market they were 21 feet tall,in about 3 years' time. They are great shade trees and they help repel fleas and ticks from your yard,plus they smell so good. You dont have to rake at all either and they stay green year round.

I also planted Arapaho Crape Myrtles in the front lawn,they grow fast too.

and skeeters

[PrincessArky]

crepe myrtles

I have a few of those in the front yard.......any tips on how and when to prune them would be most appreciated :)


Eucalyptus trees grow about 6ft a year,the average at full maturity is 40-50 feet. I planted 2 in back yard when we still had our home in NC. When I got them they were 3 ft,by the end of the first year they were 9 feet,and by the time we put our home on the market they were 21 feet tall,in about 3 years' time. They are great shade trees and they help repel fleas and ticks from your yard,plus they smell so good. You dont have to rake at all either and they stay green year round.

I also planted Arapaho Crape Myrtles in the front lawn,they grow fast too.

we had a hard time trying to find them around here I wonder if I can order them through the mail and get good ones. The little one we had did great BUT then we had to relocate the storage building which meant digging it up and replanting.....the little guy never took the transplant well :(


Royal Empress Trees are supposed to grow fast


OMG those are gorgeous

[luvcub]

lmao,I know of one,if you let it grow it will become a tree,you can even pick the leaves,dry them out,smoke them,eat them in brownies,use them for decoration in mixed drinks,and you can even make you a fashionable groovy top and skirt,hey and you can make a purse to match,lmao j/k,couldnt resist

[PrincessArky]

lmao,I know of one,if you let it grow it will become a tree,you can even pick the leaves,dry them out,smoke them,eat them in brownies,use them for decoration in mixed drinks,and you can even make you a fashionable groovy top and skirt,hey and you can make a purse to match,lmao j/k,couldnt resist

oh yeah like I can put that in the front yard.........thats what the back yard is for LOL j/k

[dispatcher]

I have a few of those in the front yard.......any tips on how and when to prune them would be most appreciated :)





we always trimmed ours in early spring. they did really well.

[YankeeMary]

I did a search on eucalytus trees, I had no idea they could be grown here. So now that I know we are gonna have some...lol. Here is what I found. I also didn't know that there were numerous kinds. http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/SeedOrders/index1.html

We normally order from Burgess and have always been happy with them. I didn't find where they had any. But thought I would add the link as they really are a great company (for us anyways). www.eburgess.com

[Vee030473]

Another very pretty fast growing tree is the Paulownia tree,it is also a flowering tree.The Cleveland pear tree is also a beauty. A good site is http://www.fast-growing-trees.com

[janelle]

http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/SeedOrders/index1.html

OH, OH, are these the ones that make spinney, spiky balls in the fall that fall all over the yard? Those suckers are hard and hurt if you step on them. They're like needles.

Don't plant a messy tree. Be sure you know what they do in the fall. Huge leaves that need raking into a humongous pile. Cottonwoods throw off thousands of seeds in the Summer and people who are allergic have to stay in the house cause of allergies. They also clog up your condenser outside and pool filters.

Some trees are very messy so know what they do. Fast growing isn't worth the trouble they cause.

Look into evergreens. They don't throw off any mess and stay green all year.

I see lots of nice rows of them planted to block out the noise of the streets.

[justme23]

Globe Willow. It's not the same as a weeping and it doesn't touch the ground. I have one in my yard that the previous owners planted about 5 years ago and it is the largest tree in the hood. It's also very beautiful when the wind gets it to swayin.

[luvcub]

I think willow trees are so very very pretty,as a kid we used to play in them,they were messy,but well worth the mess,willows and lilac bushes are a few of the things I miss about being back home in Indiana.

[justme23]

I think willow trees are so very very pretty,as a kid we used to play in them,they were messy,but well worth the mess,willows and lilac bushes are a few of the things I miss about being back home in Indiana.

This one isn't messy or I probably would have had it dug up... I don't wanna rake any leaves or deal with any sap... lol.

I also think the globe may repel mosquitos. We haven't seen one in our yard in the couple of years we've been in the house but I know they are in the hood cause when I check the neighbors mail for them I get nailed by huge ones...

Common Name Globe Willow
Botanical Name Salix matsudana 'Globosa'
Average Size Large
Information Fast growing. Large round top, grows best with regular watering. Tolerates poor soil.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/293241636_19b334aab1.jpg?v=0
This is obviously in the fall.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/115/293241637_56ac1e4ec8.jpg?v=0
Just wanted to show this one for it's size. This is about how big ours is. Our neighbors say when they brought it home it fit in the trunk of their car so it got big really fast.

[PrincessArky]

I did a search on eucalytus trees, I had no idea they could be grown here. So now that I know we are gonna have some...lol. Here is what I found. I also didn't know that there were numerous kinds. http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/SeedOrders/index1.html

We normally order from Burgess and have always been happy with them. I didn't find where they had any. But thought I would add the link as they really are a great company (for us anyways). www.eburgess.com

thanx so much.

You know we did sneak some seeds in from Australia lol not sure any of those trees will grow or not. I am thinking I would have to start them in the house or something and then HOPE they will survive here.......can't even remember what they are called but they were awesome looking and MIL told me how to get the seeds to come out of the pods (yes I took them right off the trees in the street LOL)