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Saturday - October 06, 2007
From: Austin, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Trees
Title: Trees for a privacy barrier
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
What would you suggest to plant for a privacy barrier along a back fence in Austin Texas? They need to be hardy and atleast 10 to 12 feet tall to block my neighbor's second story view of my yard.ANSWER:
Mr. Smarty Plants has these recommendations:EVERGREENS
Ilex vomitoria (yaupon) 12-25 feet
Sophora secundiflora (Texas mountain-laurel) from a few feet to 30 feet
Rhus virens (evergreen sumac) 8-12 feet
Morella cerifera (wax myrtle) 6-20 feet
Prunus caroliniana (Carolina laurelcherry) 15-20 feet
Garrya ovata ssp. lindheimeri (Lindheimer's silktassel) 6-12 feet
DECIDIOUS
Ilex decidua (possumhaw) 15-30 feet
Cornus drummondii (roughleaf dogwood) up to 16 feet
Frangula caroliniana (Carolina buckthorn) 12-20 feet
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