Screening Trees or Privacy Trees. Fast growing privacy or screening trees are dense trees or shrubs that protect a home or garden and provide a screen of privacy from vision from the outside. Fast growing hedging Plants and a range of other trees and shrubs are the best and most suitable for use as privacy Trees. In most cases evergreen trees or shrubs are used for privacy as they provide year round privacy and screening.
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Screening Trees or Privacy Trees
Fast growing privacy trees and screening trees (hedges)
 

Screening Trees and shrubs suitable for privacy screens.

Evergreen Trees and shrubs are most suitable for use as screening trees or privacy trees.

Fast growing privacy trees are available.

Some trees and shrubs are denser in growth than others and these may be more suited for use as privacy trees or screening trees. Some will require regular clipping or pruning.


Best screening trees or privacy plants.

  • Thuja Green Giant
  • Leyland Cypress Trees
  • Chinese Privet
  • Michelia Scented Pearl
  • Viburnum odoratissimum
  • Pittosporum. Screen Master
  • Magnolia. Little Gem, Kay Parris and Teddy Bear
  • Camellia sasanqua
  • Photinia glabra 'Rubra'
  • Aucuba japonica
  • Gordonia yunnanense
  • Prunus laurocerasus
  • Clumping bamboo
  • Buxus

Privacy or Screening Trees actually serve a number of functions, trees used to create visual screens for privacy also act as wind breaks and can help to deaden sound from traffic.


Planting privacy or screening trees.

When planting privacy trees you need to consider the planting distance required as well as the eventual height of the privacy trees selected. Some trees and shrubs used as screening plants have a more upright growth habit than others, these will need to be planted closer together than those with a more spreading habit.

Screening Trees
Screening Trees used to form a formal privacy hedge.

It is also worth considering that some screening trees have a denser growth habit than others and therefore are more effective at blocking views and provide extra privacy. Even closely related trees such as the well known 'Magnolia Little Gem' and Magnolia 'Teddy Bear' are very different, with Teddy Bear having closer and tighter foliage than Little Gem.

 

Screening Trees Informal Hedge
Screening Trees used to form an informal privacy screen.





Fast growing privacy trees, screening trees and hedges :
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