I lucked out with the Leyland Cypress. My yard is much too small, but my neighbor behind me has about 2 acres. She planted them to create privacy for her back yard, but the bonus for me is that it does the same for me. They do indeed grow fast! I like the look of the trees. The only issue for me is that I have a lovely view of the sunset which might get diminished by them eventually. Nice in the meantime though. Great video!
Thank you for this video! I have seen many videos, etc. about this topic and you’re the first to mention that the height listed is only after 10 years - WOW! That’s essential to know. Also, you are the first to mention that faster growing plants may be less healthy or live shorter lives in the long run. Very interesting! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us 🌲
We've always had a flowery yard, mostly annuals and perennials, then more and more perennials were added and slowly the shrubs began trickling in ... THOUGH, living in the north as we do, the place looked as you mentioned, empty and bleak for all sooo many months of the year! I always have loved conifers, but never really took the plunge, though here and there I began planting, the other day I took a total count to come up with 85 to 90 I've planted, AND a friend recently said to me "Terry, just look at all your CONIFERS!" ... so, I guess my goals are being fulfilled! The last few weeks I've planted a good number of the lovely 'DeGroot's Spire' arborvitae and just as many 'Woodward' upright junipers, they all look great as does the dwarf picea Mariana and picea Omorika 'Nana', and I'll just keep adding as I come across more beauties to set within our very large acreage landscape!
This was great. We were guilty of buying the fastest growing privacy screen we could find. Yes, good old Leyland Cypress. And wow did it grow fast. For about 15 years, we loved those trees. Then came an ice storm that really did a number of them. We tied them back together but it was down hill from there. These trees were 50 feet tall with shalllow roots. A couple of them uprooted in high winds. It was a mess. We learned our lesson.
Glad thats helpful. In the description there's a link to an article that contains all of the info for every plant along with pictures. No need to take notes 😉
Last month I planted a Taylor Juniper as corner focal point of our colonial style home. It has green grayish foliage, fast growing to 15-20 feet and only 3-4 feet wide. Can't wait to see it at least 8' tall next to our purple flowering plum tree! We adding more evergreens to our landscape for the reasons mentioned on this video plus the low maintenance they provide.
Great talk. Our Leyland cypress trees were wonderful for about 20 years. We thought 20 years were plenty long-lived. We have lived out in the country for 20 years now and our Leylands are gone. As you said they have shallow root systems and 3 of our 9 trees blew over in a winter north wind. The other 6 all got taken over by bagworms when they were around 20 years old and probably in a weakened state, as we hadn't had bagworms before. Thankfully we planted Holly trees in front of them at the same time and they all survived and look beautiful. I am all about evergreen trees and shrubs!
I have those Japanese Plum Yew that you showed last. Had them for 1.5 years and in full sun. Deer and rabbits have not touched them at all. They grow great! I covered them with burlap in the winter here in zone 6a. Also, I have 2 Trautman Junipers that are beautiful. They are very slender. I have mainly deciduous plants in my front landscape; some evergreens mixed in. But I would never shy away from deciduous plants for the fact they look bare in the winter.
Sounds beautiful. Yes deciduous trees shrubs and plants are beautiful as well just not always great for privacy year-round. I have another video on my Channel with narrow deciduous trees
I've been growing Emerald Green Arborvitae in zone 9b. I started with 2 of them three years ago as an experiment. They grow in part shade. However 5 others planted later are in full sun and doing great! Due to the summer heat in my area, they need to be watered every few days.
We had a pair of skyrocket junipers. The stems and branches grew upwards and didn’t do well in the snow in the PCNW zone 8. Ended up taking them out because they became very scraggly looking
This video could not have come at a better time! Amy… will you please add your Zone to your “about” section in your TH-cam display? Please, pretty please!
Yeah, Leylands are a bit larger. But... they are one of the most popular screening trees in America so I had to include it. They grow really fast (with a short 10-25 year lifespan to match that fast growth)... but they are a great problem-solver if you need privacy quickly. American Pillar arborvitae is pretty similar Degroot's spire arborvitae (created by Monrovia) but with a faster growth rate. Honestly there are just so many arb varieties it's hard to list them all without boring everyone haha American Pillar arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘American Pillar’), Zones 3-8, 20-30’H x 3-4’W, Fast growth rate. shrsl.com/3nden
Love your yard! I love trees. They add so much movement and life to the landscape. I'm looking into Japanese Sky Pencil Holly for a screen along my walkway. Thanks for posting this, very informative.
Another smaller evergreen is the Soft Serve False Cypress reaching a height of 8 to 10 ft and 4 to 5 ft wide. It looks like the perfect Christmas tree to me and I have 9 of them scattered in both front and back yards with two of them flanking the front entrance. Zero pruning and the foliage is soft.
I like your video thanks it helped me a lot I love tree I don’t know much about the tree Yes I agree with you about Emerald tree I planted 110 of them I love it it’s growing faster it doing good too me so far
Lost 17 Italian cypress in central Texas over the last two years due to the cold snaps. My backyard is the high spot, so we will try some Taylor junipers, which like to be on hills and full sun that can go down to -30f. It’s almost like the are made for my specific application. No one has these in stock in central Texas, having a local vendor procure 12 of them. Hoping for better results!
I am in zone 8b Waco area. My neighbor lost 2 Italian Cypress. Was sad to see them go. I need windbreaks and sound barrier for my back yard, and two foundation trees for a very small front yard. A resident on hwy 84 put about 10 evergreens behind his fence and they all look dead. That would be devastating to lose 17 trees. I am thinking about Arizona cypress. There is a group of them across from the old Jewell Theater that survived snowmaggedon.
8 feet wide Moonglow! Holy cow that would take up almost half of my front yard. Will definitely pass on that one even though it’s a really cool looking tree. I’m probably gonna end up doing some sky pencil Japanese Holly, along with a winter gem boxwood.
Two that you might want to add are Taylor Junipers and American Pillar. The American Pillar definitely will bronze in the winter, so it's more about creating privacy than having that gorgeous green backdrop in the winter. In the summer it is very beautiful though and grows really fast so I would use it as a side hedge, not planted opposite your windows. The Taylor has not been that fast for me, but it is in a fairly dry spot. It has a gorgeous color.
I’ve tried to grow the Emerald Green Arborvitae in Edmond, OK and it doesn’t do well here at all. I’ve dug up two and thrown them away and really need to do the same with my last two. I love them too and they look nice along the fence line. I found them to need a lot of water. Great video, thanks!
Great video I benefited a lot from it owed to my situation calling for privacy. Only thing is that I want your take on a tree that is deer indestructible.
I planted 120 trees in my yard as a very long hedge. I used the “full speed a hedge” aka American pillar arborvitae Thuja. It’s basically a smaller version of the green giant. It has about the same growth rate but stays 3-4 feet wide and can get 30 feet tall.
@@dianeditonno3569 I planted them in November. I bought them at around 4 feet in September. Some are now taller than me at over 6 feet and they are thriving and growing like crazy. I live in southeast Missouri. I brought in really good soil for the top foot or so as well. I love them
@@JD.007 they do very well in the northeast, that’s where I bought them actually. A guy in Philadelphia has them. I spaced mine 27 inches on center because I wanted a complete wall or hedge. You can space them further obviously
@@JD.007 they’re basically a green giant buy smaller so you can go by what the green giant does to see what these will do as far as growth rate, zones, etc….the only difference I know of is the height and width
i live in souther MS, zone 8-9 i believe. we have eastern ceders, cypress, junipers, aborvitae, etc. i actually just planted a blue point jumper (guessing same as the blue arrow) on the corner of my house to try to block view of my AC unit per recommendation of a local nursery. according to your video they eventually get much larger than the nursery stated.. i originally wanted a dwarf spruce due to it's shorter height. hopefully i can just prune to keep shorter if needed. i also have about a 50' wide x 10-15' deep area behind my shop in the back yard that i'd like to plant a "fence of trees" to block view of a 2 story appartment complex. just cleared a bunch of pines and brush so now it's just wide open and sort of an eye sore. originally thinking arborvitae's, cedars or junipers, maybe even the green giants. i love cypress trees, but i've been told by several people that cypress trees take over, and can starve other plants/grass of nutrients. Also that their roots span everywhere and can mess with slabs if planted close to buildings. the roots can surface and make the area hard to cut/mow the lawn, etc. how true is this because i'd love to use cypress trees instead. they're fairly inexpensive, i love the look, and they grow fast and get large enough to block view. sorry for the book i wrote.
Snow or ice will cause the shrub to split in multi-stem uprights. Look for a single trunk if you are prone to winter weather. There are also many varieties of fastigiate trees and shrub which are deciduous (ie, columnar Norway Maples, Hornbeams, Beech, etc.)
Thanks... That is good advice. Although, we get lots of winter weather here in northeast PA and I wouldn't say multi-stem trees are absolutely out of the question. They are more prone to damage if exposed, though. I will shake the snow out/off of them if we have a bad storm 😊. I do have a video about other narrow trees with many deciduous options if you're interested. This particular video was strictly about evergreens. th-cam.com/video/iWJA1onk8H0/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for this great information. I'm curious about their deer resistance besides the Emerald Green Arborvitae & their pest resistance. I pretty much have shade & part shade.
Have just under 3 feet between edge of poured concrete pad and back of fence panel. Any that grows fast and tops out around 10-14 tall is great. Desperately need a privacy shield
One to also consider is called: PICEA ABIES ‘HILLSIDE UPRIGHT’ Also known as hillside (Norway) spruce. It’s basically a dwarf variety of Norway spruce. An internet search should turn up a number of sources / vendors.
@@PrettyPurpleDoor There’s also a “cupressina” version of Norway spruce that is a bit taller but basically cypress shaped. There are “fastigiata” versions of blue spruce. There is Italian cypress. Just some others to consider.
Really wanted skyrocket juniper or blue arrow juniper but I have some apple trees - worries about cedar rust 😢 Focusing on a gold hinoki or arborvitae but hard to find one narrow enough that’ll get tall enough for the east side of my house!
I am looking for evergreens for my front yard as foundation plants and multiple different evergreens for my back yard. I especially want the back yard to have a wind break and sound barrier from the ball fields behind my house. I like the various textures and colors. The problem is I live in Central Texas and it is like a microwave in the summer and the winter has gotten as low as 5 degrees F.
Your gardening zone is what determines what plants you can select. This is based on the lowest temperature that the area gets. If you think it's getting colder than what your Zone says, you can choose a tree that is suitable for one zone lower than where you live. For example if you are zone 9, select a tree that will grow in at least Zone 8. But otherwise just use your Zone to select the correct plant for your temperature/region.
I am looking for a fast growing sunscreen type tree that you can be able to see underneath from 3-5 feet high. I'm not necessarily looking for privacy. My front porch is west facing and gets extremely hot during the summer months. Both me and my power bill would love to cut off that evening heat.😂
First time here. I really enjoyed the info. I live in very dry, hot and super windy section of the desert in Southern California. What would you recommend?
Thank you for the video, I was just wondering with regards to leyland cypruss, If its planted in a large container would the growth rate be inhibited and not grow as tall ?
You mentioned the forever goalie our variety was zones 3 to7. however, everywhere I weed it states it can’t go below zone five except for a couple sites that say zone for. In your experience, can you grow that tree in zone for B for example?
Not sure. I live in PA so I wouldn't know how it survives in NC. Best to ask locally or drive around and see if you can spot it growing healthy in local landscapes
Being in Tennessee I’m thinking of a few of these. But I’m also going to add a Little Gem Magnolia in the corner of my yard inside my privacy fence. Also looking at the Golden Horizon Cedar a little further down fence row and Taylor Junipers filling in the gaps. I’m just curious about how the Golden Horizon roots can handle this Tennessee clay. But I think the dark glossy green Magnolia leaves with that Gold would add a lot of really awesome contrasts. Main reason I’m going evergreen is to minimize having tons of leaves to fish out of my pool.
It was good to know the zone, sun, size and growth rate but would also like to know its best soil type, insect and deer information and disease resistance. .
Awesome. If there's one you like from the list based on the info I gave, you can always look it up and get that info. There's so much information about each plant my videos would be hours long 😂. Thanks for watching!
I live in a zone 5 winter environment. I tried Green Giants. I'm looking for something that remains green throughout the winter. My Green Gants turned a very dark bronze color in the winter. I had freezing nights and hot days through June, (low 30's*F at night and high 80's to 90's*F during the day) and now, the end of July they are only recovering. I doubt they will grow more than 6 inches this year. And now, with temps in the high 90's to very low triple digit's *F I don't think they grow much - they seem kind of dormant in this heat. Often there is an ongoing breeze - hot and dry in the summer and cold and dry in the winter. What do you recommend that grows fast, stays green, and does ok with 50 degree daily temperature fluctuations? I also tried Full Speed a Hedge American Pillar Arborvitae. They tend to burn in the heat of the full sun and I've seen very little growth on them. Don't think they tolerate the heat either. Recommendations please, anyone. I have over 150 ft of property line I want to plant with evergreen trees, that stay green. Thank you.
My emerald green Arborvitae stay green all winter. I even showed a photo of them in the winter so that you would be able to see that. Green Giants do turn a bronze color in the winter by nature. There's nothing wrong with them when they do that... of course bronze tree does not mean dead or dried tree. So maybe that was the issue
Great vid, but no Italian Cypress?, Have about 24 in Santa Monica ca, my house surrounded by condos, zero privacy, considering golden bamboo, need at least 20ft high for privacy,sucks
We just watched another vid suggesting Emerald Green Arborvitae. According to that vid, they seem hard to kill - can grow in both sun and part shade, doesn't get TOO TALL yet provides great privacy. Another suggestion were bamboo trees, in containers preferably. What are your thoughts on that please? Thanks for the vid!
I would never recommend bamboo. Even the clumping kind will bust through your containers. Unless you do a lot of research and are prepared for the regular maintenance and potential problems associated with the spread to neighbors or possible property damage, stay away 😁
Baby giant is a fairly new cultivar so I'm not familiar with how "good" it is long term. Typically, tree roots extend to the widest width of the plant, in this case since it's about 6' wide they would extend around 3' out from the center in any direction. This is a decent rule of thumb, it's not surefire. You should probably ask an arborist or someone at the nursery who is knowledgable on this specific variety
Hello, I have 2 very tall Sky Pencils, about 10'. They look like a dull green from the bottom up. I scratched the trunk in serval places and it is a bright green. I am afraid it is dying though. Possibly leaf spot? I don't know for certain, so unsure how to treat. Could you please help. Thank you.
I’m in Georgia and am looking for something like my driveway similar to the pencil trees I see in Provence France. They look like Tucson cypress. I’m in growing zone 8a. What do you recommend?
You can do some research to find something similar. But the truth? You don't live in Provence France so you'll have to find a suitable option for Georgia.
I'm looking for a privacy tree that's deer resistant and grows to a max of 15-20'. I'm in zone 7. The closest one I've found is the Oakland Holly. Are there any other options?
Emerald Green are beautiful; however, need deer protection and supplemental watering here in Zone 7 in southwestern Virginia. Green Giant is not as tempting for browsing deer but male deer love to mark young tree with their antlers, damaging young limbs.
Please suggest a Juniper like tree to grow on hard laterite foothill in a tropical climate with around 40% Sun beside 10-12 feet tall Boundary Wall facing higher side of land for front yard privacy and decor. TYVM PS: Though of different climate Similar Tall trees (guessing Cypres) found in Granada Spain seemed interesting
Juniperus ‘ Blue Arrow’, can go into shade? I’m looking at some websites and they all say full sun. In full shade does it loose needles at the base? Lastly, do you know any cultivars that love shade, taxus, tsuga canadensis, anything else? Thanks so much
Most junipers can tolerate shade, they just grow better in full sun. In this case it would probably mean slower growth rate in the shade and possibly less of a blue color in the shade. I have never experienced the situation you're referring to so I can't comment on whether it will lose its needles or not. Maybe an arborist could help you with that.
Hello, I recently just moved to a house and fence is very low, (maybe 4"9' ) so seeing the neighbors in the backyard is sometimes awkward so a plant privacy screen is ideal. In the backyard, spanning the length of that fence is a very narrow flowerbed (roughly 45" x 2"). My concern is that the roots of these trees might break the surrounding concrete or worse, break the neighbors concrete as well. I don't know anything about plants but once I see that they can be as wide as 8ft, I'm a little concerned and don't want to plant anything. Is there a particular plant/tree any one can recommend for that narrow space? Oh, I looked it up and live in zone 10, apparantly.
Could any of these be planted under a large tree? I have a large tree that the leaves and branches begin maybe 20’ up and while it does provide shade it’s still a sunny area. The tall trunk provides no privacy but I worry it wouldn’t work out somehow planting privacy shrubs near it
My arborvitae are spaced at 36″ apart. I would recommend spacing Emerald Greens between 36″ and 48″ from trunk to trunk. All details are here: prettypurpledoor.com/plant-privacy-trees
Want more narrow tree options? Here are my favorites (including narrow trees that flower or even bear fruit)! th-cam.com/video/iWJA1onk8H0/w-d-xo.html
You are a WEALTH of information walking madame! Thank you for your content. It is appreciated!
Thanks so much! 😊 Glad you enjoy it!
I lucked out with the Leyland Cypress. My yard is much too small, but my neighbor behind me has about 2 acres. She planted them to create privacy for her back yard,
but the bonus for me is that it does the same for me. They do indeed grow fast! I like the look of the trees. The only issue for me is that I have a lovely view of the sunset
which might get diminished by them eventually. Nice in the meantime though.
Great video!
I just planted 8 emerald green arborvitaes, and the color is so beautiful that photos don't do it justice. It's like a work of art. 🌲
They are beautiful, aren't they? I love them in the snow... And when the light catches them from behind
I keep buying the wrong trees. This is what I want for my small yard as a focal point.
Best review I've seen yet! Thanks.
I wish there was a fast growing evergreen that topped out around 20’ with a 3-4’ diameter. That would be the sweet spot for me.
American Pillar. It’s a hybrid of the green giant but only gets 5’ wide.
American pillar
Degroots Spire arb. Maxes at 3-4 wide and 15 talk
@@LDSKIPPER1911 American pillar 15’ heigh mac
Check out the Portuguese Laurel. They’re a beautiful evergreen tree. I planted five in a row to screen out my neighbours sun deck.
Thank you for this video! I have seen many videos, etc. about this topic and you’re the first to mention that the height listed is only after 10 years - WOW! That’s essential to know. Also, you are the first to mention that faster growing plants may be less healthy or live shorter lives in the long run. Very interesting! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us 🌲
Both great things to know. It's weird that no one mentions it!
We've always had a flowery yard, mostly annuals and perennials, then more and more perennials were added and slowly the shrubs began trickling in ... THOUGH, living in the north as we do, the place looked as you mentioned, empty and bleak for all sooo many months of the year! I always have loved conifers, but never really took the plunge, though here and there I began planting, the other day I took a total count to come up with 85 to 90 I've planted, AND a friend recently said to me "Terry, just look at all your CONIFERS!" ... so, I guess my goals are being fulfilled! The last few weeks I've planted a good number of the lovely 'DeGroot's Spire' arborvitae and just as many 'Woodward' upright junipers, they all look great as does the dwarf picea Mariana and picea Omorika 'Nana', and I'll just keep adding as I come across more beauties to set within our very large acreage landscape!
I planted a lot of forever Goldies and they are so beautiful. I can't wait for them to mature.
This was great. We were guilty of buying the fastest growing privacy screen we could find. Yes, good old Leyland Cypress. And wow did it grow fast. For about 15 years, we loved those trees. Then came an ice storm that really did a number of them. We tied them back together but it was down hill from there. These trees were 50 feet tall with shalllow roots. A couple of them uprooted in high winds. It was a mess. We learned our lesson.
Times like that, don't you wish you saw this video sooner? Hahaha, that's happened to me on so many occasions. Hindsight is 20/20
Wow! You actually showed me some varieties I hadn't heard of before that will be hardy in my zone 8b. Thanks so much!
Awesome. Glad it was helpful
Like the “chapters” in the video description because I wasn’t taking notes even though I needed to. 😂
Glad thats helpful. In the description there's a link to an article that contains all of the info for every plant along with pictures. No need to take notes 😉
Last month I planted a Taylor Juniper as corner focal point of our colonial style home. It has green grayish foliage, fast growing to 15-20 feet and only 3-4 feet wide. Can't wait to see it at least 8' tall next to our purple flowering plum tree! We adding more evergreens to our landscape for the reasons mentioned on this video plus the low maintenance they provide.
That's awesome! Love my evergreens ❤️
Great talk. Our Leyland cypress trees were wonderful for about 20 years. We thought 20 years were plenty long-lived. We have lived out in the country for 20 years now and our Leylands are gone. As you said they have shallow root systems and 3 of our 9 trees blew over in a winter north wind. The other 6 all got taken over by bagworms when they were around 20 years old and probably in a weakened state, as we hadn't had bagworms before. Thankfully we planted Holly trees in front of them at the same time and they all survived and look beautiful. I am all about evergreen trees and shrubs!
That's very smart to plant in front of them to prepare for end of life. Love that
I have those Japanese Plum Yew that you showed last. Had them for 1.5 years and in full sun. Deer and rabbits have not touched them at all.
They grow great!
I covered them with burlap in the winter here in zone 6a.
Also, I have 2 Trautman Junipers that are beautiful. They are very slender.
I have mainly deciduous plants in my front landscape; some evergreens mixed in.
But I would never shy away from deciduous plants for the fact they look bare in the winter.
Sounds beautiful. Yes deciduous trees shrubs and plants are beautiful as well just not always great for privacy year-round. I have another video on my Channel with narrow deciduous trees
I am a fan! Great passion for gardening , inspiring!
Thank you
So nice of you, thanks 😊
I've been growing Emerald Green Arborvitae in zone 9b. I started with 2 of them three years ago as an experiment. They grow in part shade. However 5 others planted later are in full sun and doing great! Due to the summer heat in my area, they need to be watered every few days.
Maybe set up a drip line to water. I watered mine for the first 3 years, then I stopped and they are doing fine now that they are established
@topaz3468. How are your emeralds greens doing. I thought about trying those. I’m in Baton Rouge.
Great video. Thanks.
I appreciate when you mention the deer situation with them because that is one of my first concerns.
Glad to help. Deer pressure is such a difficult issue to deal with. Best of luck.
We had a pair of skyrocket junipers. The stems and branches grew upwards and didn’t do well in the snow in the PCNW zone 8. Ended up taking them out because they became very scraggly looking
This video could not have come at a better time! Amy… will you please add your Zone to your “about” section in your TH-cam display? Please, pretty please!
My blue arrows are that blue!!! They are beautiful!
Awesome! That's good to know. I've never seen one in person that looks that true blue
Just found your channel, excellent video. Full of detailed info. Thanks!
TY for this full explanation of narrow evergreens. Tho I wondered about Leylands fitting the bill, also missed mention of DeGroot's spire
Yeah, Leylands are a bit larger. But... they are one of the most popular screening trees in America so I had to include it. They grow really fast (with a short 10-25 year lifespan to match that fast growth)... but they are a great problem-solver if you need privacy quickly. American Pillar arborvitae is pretty similar Degroot's spire arborvitae (created by Monrovia) but with a faster growth rate. Honestly there are just so many arb varieties it's hard to list them all without boring everyone haha
American Pillar arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘American Pillar’), Zones 3-8, 20-30’H x 3-4’W, Fast growth rate. shrsl.com/3nden
Love your yard! I love trees. They add so much movement and life to the landscape. I'm looking into Japanese Sky Pencil Holly for a screen along my walkway. Thanks for posting this, very informative.
Thank you for this very useful video which has given me a lot to consider
Love your video. Best one so far when it comes to evergreens. Thanks so much
Another smaller evergreen is the Soft Serve False Cypress reaching a height of 8 to 10 ft and 4 to 5 ft wide. It looks like the perfect Christmas tree to me and I have 9 of them scattered in both front and back yards with two of them flanking the front entrance. Zero pruning and the foliage is soft.
Thank you so much for the information. I am on a large corner lot and need privacy!
i really love green arborvitae!!!!
I put in 13 EMERALD GREEN ARBORVITAE. down my fence line..love them they are just small 3 ft….love the light yellow green arborvitae..GOLDIE
Arbs are so pretty. I have the emerald greens
Really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
Thank you, well delivered and beautifully said as you are.
I like your video thanks it helped me a lot I love tree I don’t know much about the tree Yes I agree with you about Emerald tree I planted 110 of them I love it it’s growing faster it doing good too me so far
Omg! Ive been looking for the Slender Hinoki Cypress but no one until now has been able to name it. Thanks!
Ah, happy to help. That's so frustrating when you can't find the name of a plant!
Lost 17 Italian cypress in central Texas over the last two years due to the cold snaps. My backyard is the high spot, so we will try some Taylor junipers, which like to be on hills and full sun that can go down to -30f. It’s almost like the are made for my specific application. No one has these in stock in central Texas, having a local vendor procure 12 of them. Hoping for better results!
I am in zone 8b Waco area. My neighbor lost 2 Italian Cypress. Was sad to see them go. I need windbreaks and sound barrier for my back yard, and two foundation trees for a very small front yard. A resident on hwy 84 put about 10 evergreens behind his fence and they all look dead. That would be devastating to lose 17 trees. I am thinking about Arizona cypress. There is a group of them across from the old Jewell Theater that survived snowmaggedon.
What a truly excellent video……..Thanks you.
Love your video thanks 🙏 I love tree your video it helped me a lots
8 feet wide Moonglow! Holy cow that would take up almost half of my front yard. Will definitely pass on that one even though it’s a really cool looking tree. I’m probably gonna end up doing some sky pencil Japanese Holly, along with a winter gem boxwood.
Two that you might want to add are Taylor Junipers and American Pillar. The American Pillar definitely will bronze in the winter, so it's more about creating privacy than having that gorgeous green backdrop in the winter. In the summer it is very beautiful though and grows really fast so I would use it as a side hedge, not planted opposite your windows. The Taylor has not been that fast for me, but it is in a fairly dry spot. It has a gorgeous color.
Thanks for the suggestions I'll look them up!
Very Detailed; Thank you!
thank you for this information
I’ve tried to grow the Emerald Green Arborvitae in Edmond, OK and it doesn’t do well here at all. I’ve dug up two and thrown them away and really need to do the same with my last two. I love them too and they look nice along the fence line. I found them to need a lot of water. Great video, thanks!
Ah that's a bummer. They grow beautifully here but I have heard that they dont do well in some locations.
Great information! Thanks
Great video I benefited a lot from it owed to my situation
calling for privacy.
Only thing is that I want your take on a tree that is deer indestructible.
I planted 120 trees in my yard as a very long hedge. I used the “full speed a hedge” aka American pillar arborvitae Thuja. It’s basically a smaller version of the green giant. It has about the same growth rate but stays 3-4 feet wide and can get 30 feet tall.
Hunter. When did you plant these trees and how are they doing? I am thinking of planting these. Did you buy them small?
@@dianeditonno3569 I planted them in November. I bought them at around 4 feet in September. Some are now taller than me at over 6 feet and they are thriving and growing like crazy. I live in southeast Missouri. I brought in really good soil for the top foot or so as well. I love them
i was looking at these too. was wonder how well they would do in the north east. how far apart did you space them?
@@JD.007 they do very well in the northeast, that’s where I bought them actually. A guy in Philadelphia has them. I spaced mine 27 inches on center because I wanted a complete wall or hedge. You can space them further obviously
@@JD.007 they’re basically a green giant buy smaller so you can go by what the green giant does to see what these will do as far as growth rate, zones, etc….the only difference I know of is the height and width
i live in souther MS, zone 8-9 i believe. we have eastern ceders, cypress, junipers, aborvitae, etc. i actually just planted a blue point jumper (guessing same as the blue arrow) on the corner of my house to try to block view of my AC unit per recommendation of a local nursery. according to your video they eventually get much larger than the nursery stated.. i originally wanted a dwarf spruce due to it's shorter height. hopefully i can just prune to keep shorter if needed. i also have about a 50' wide x 10-15' deep area behind my shop in the back yard that i'd like to plant a "fence of trees" to block view of a 2 story appartment complex. just cleared a bunch of pines and brush so now it's just wide open and sort of an eye sore. originally thinking arborvitae's, cedars or junipers, maybe even the green giants. i love cypress trees, but i've been told by several people that cypress trees take over, and can starve other plants/grass of nutrients. Also that their roots span everywhere and can mess with slabs if planted close to buildings. the roots can surface and make the area hard to cut/mow the lawn, etc. how true is this because i'd love to use cypress trees instead. they're fairly inexpensive, i love the look, and they grow fast and get large enough to block view. sorry for the book i wrote.
I love your back yard..I want it
Haha thanks
New to your channel, and getting a lot from your gardening knowledge. Is the artwork your own? 1:45 Very nice and rather whimsical.
Yes those are all my drawings, thanks
Great share 👍 👌
Snow or ice will cause the shrub to split in multi-stem uprights.
Look for a single trunk if you are prone to winter weather.
There are also many varieties of fastigiate trees and shrub which are deciduous (ie, columnar Norway Maples, Hornbeams, Beech, etc.)
Thanks... That is good advice. Although, we get lots of winter weather here in northeast PA and I wouldn't say multi-stem trees are absolutely out of the question. They are more prone to damage if exposed, though. I will shake the snow out/off of them if we have a bad storm 😊.
I do have a video about other narrow trees with many deciduous options if you're interested. This particular video was strictly about evergreens. th-cam.com/video/iWJA1onk8H0/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for sharing 💯🥰
Thank you for this great information. I'm curious about their deer resistance besides the Emerald Green Arborvitae & their pest resistance. I pretty much have shade & part shade.
If there's one you liked from the video you can click the link in the description for more info
Awesome! Thanks much!
This was great! Thank you! Do you have a video about evergreen shrubs or bushes
I have an article about that, no video yet www.prettypurpledoor.com/5-6-foot-evergreen-shrubs/
Another evergreen article: www.prettypurpledoor.com/perennial-garden-plan-evergreen-shrubs/
Have just under 3 feet between edge of poured concrete pad and back of fence panel. Any that grows fast and tops out around 10-14 tall is great. Desperately need a privacy shield
One to also consider is called:
PICEA ABIES ‘HILLSIDE UPRIGHT’
Also known as hillside (Norway) spruce. It’s basically a dwarf variety of Norway spruce.
An internet search should turn up a number of sources / vendors.
Oh cool! Thanks for sharing!
@@PrettyPurpleDoor
There’s also a “cupressina” version of Norway spruce that is a bit taller but basically cypress shaped.
There are “fastigiata” versions of blue spruce. There is Italian cypress. Just some others to consider.
Thanks for sharing this! 💯
thank you
Really wanted skyrocket juniper or blue arrow juniper but I have some apple trees - worries about cedar rust 😢 Focusing on a gold hinoki or arborvitae but hard to find one narrow enough that’ll get tall enough for the east side of my house!
How close together can those pencil point junipers be planted? Theyre lovely id quite like a line of them
Thank you!
Thank you so much. Very informative.
I am looking for evergreens for my front yard as foundation plants and multiple different evergreens for my back yard. I especially want the back yard to have a wind break and sound barrier from the ball fields behind my house. I like the various textures and colors. The problem is I live in Central Texas and it is like a microwave in the summer and the winter has gotten as low as 5 degrees F.
Your gardening zone is what determines what plants you can select. This is based on the lowest temperature that the area gets. If you think it's getting colder than what your Zone says, you can choose a tree that is suitable for one zone lower than where you live. For example if you are zone 9, select a tree that will grow in at least Zone 8. But otherwise just use your Zone to select the correct plant for your temperature/region.
Awesome, loved it 😃
I am looking for a fast growing sunscreen type tree that you can be able to see underneath from 3-5 feet high. I'm not necessarily looking for privacy. My front porch is west facing and gets extremely hot during the summer months. Both me and my power bill would love to cut off that evening heat.😂
First time here. I really enjoyed the info. I live in very dry, hot and super windy section of the desert in Southern California. What would you recommend?
I live in Pennsylvania so I'm definitely not the right person to ask
Thanks for the great video!
Thank you for the video, I was just wondering with regards to leyland cypruss, If its planted in a large container would the growth rate be inhibited and not grow as tall ?
You mentioned the forever goalie our variety was zones 3 to7. however, everywhere I weed it states it can’t go below zone five except for a couple sites that say zone for. In your experience, can you grow that tree in zone for B for example?
I was wondering if you have heard of The Sting arborvitae ? Maybe by proven winners. If so I’d love your take on it.
No I haven't, sorry.
Thanks for the list. Italian cypress in Charlotte NC. I’ve read mixed info but leans towards not a doable climate. Thoughts?
Not sure. I live in PA so I wouldn't know how it survives in NC. Best to ask locally or drive around and see if you can spot it growing healthy in local landscapes
Being in Tennessee I’m thinking of a few of these. But I’m also going to add a Little Gem Magnolia in the corner of my yard inside my privacy fence. Also looking at the Golden Horizon Cedar a little further down fence row and Taylor Junipers filling in the gaps. I’m just curious about how the Golden Horizon roots can handle this Tennessee clay.
But I think the dark glossy green Magnolia leaves with that Gold would add a lot of really awesome contrasts.
Main reason I’m going evergreen is to minimize having tons of leaves to fish out of my pool.
Looking for the bloom chart! I’ve kept 20 year bloom record, but your charts could help. CA foothills 2/28/24 midnight
On my website under free guides.
www.prettypurpledoor.com/guides/
It was good to know the zone, sun, size and growth rate but would also like to know its best soil type, insect and deer information and disease resistance. .
Awesome. If there's one you like from the list based on the info I gave, you can always look it up and get that info. There's so much information about each plant my videos would be hours long 😂. Thanks for watching!
Very informative. Thank you foe putting this together.
Yes all of these evergreens look beautifully. But let’s not forget how expensive they can be to purchase.
Yes, trees cost money.
What about Gold Cone Juniper?
Great suggestion, thanks!
I live in a zone 5 winter environment. I tried Green Giants. I'm looking for something that remains green throughout the winter. My Green Gants turned a very dark bronze color in the winter. I had freezing nights and hot days through June, (low 30's*F at night and high 80's to 90's*F during the day) and now, the end of July they are only recovering. I doubt they will grow more than 6 inches this year. And now, with temps in the high 90's to very low triple digit's *F I don't think they grow much - they seem kind of dormant in this heat. Often there is an ongoing breeze - hot and dry in the summer and cold and dry in the winter. What do you recommend that grows fast, stays green, and does ok with 50 degree daily temperature fluctuations? I also tried Full Speed a Hedge American Pillar Arborvitae. They tend to burn in the heat of the full sun and I've seen very little growth on them. Don't think they tolerate the heat either. Recommendations please, anyone. I have over 150 ft of property line I want to plant with evergreen trees, that stay green. Thank you.
Emerald Greens are a good choice. They stay the same color year round. Little water hogs, though, until they are established.
My emerald green Arborvitae stay green all winter. I even showed a photo of them in the winter so that you would be able to see that.
Green Giants do turn a bronze color in the winter by nature. There's nothing wrong with them when they do that... of course bronze tree does not mean dead or dried tree. So maybe that was the issue
What would be a good privacy hedge that the deer won’t eat?
Great vid, but no Italian Cypress?, Have about 24 in Santa Monica ca, my house surrounded by condos, zero privacy, considering golden bamboo, need at least 20ft high for privacy,sucks
Sounds like a good option. Sorry I missed it
We just watched another vid suggesting Emerald Green Arborvitae. According to that vid, they seem hard to kill - can grow in both sun and part shade, doesn't get TOO TALL yet provides great privacy.
Another suggestion were bamboo trees, in containers preferably. What are your thoughts on that please?
Thanks for the vid!
I would never recommend bamboo. Even the clumping kind will bust through your containers. Unless you do a lot of research and are prepared for the regular maintenance and potential problems associated with the spread to neighbors or possible property damage, stay away 😁
Is baby giant a good tree for small gardens ? Also can it be plant next to foundations ?
Baby giant is a fairly new cultivar so I'm not familiar with how "good" it is long term. Typically, tree roots extend to the widest width of the plant, in this case since it's about 6' wide they would extend around 3' out from the center in any direction. This is a decent rule of thumb, it's not surefire. You should probably ask an arborist or someone at the nursery who is knowledgable on this specific variety
What tree would be best for not welcoming unwanted insects that could also get in your home? I am in the northeast: Massachusetts. Think it's Zone 6.
It doesn't sound like you should plant a tree if you don't want wildlife... Insects included. Maybe use soenthing else as a focal point?
Hello, I have 2 very tall Sky Pencils, about 10'. They look like a dull green from the bottom up. I scratched the trunk in serval places and it is a bright green. I am afraid it is dying though. Possibly leaf spot? I don't know for certain, so unsure how to treat. Could you please help. Thank you.
I’m in Georgia and am looking for something like my driveway similar to the pencil trees I see in Provence France. They look like Tucson cypress. I’m in growing zone 8a. What do you recommend?
You're in luck, I made a whole video of trees I'd recommend 😉
@@PrettyPurpleDoor link for me? :) I’m looking for that Provence in Georgia look (: but I don’t want to get it wrong
I see the Pencil Juniper but I don’t think it will grow fast enough for my needs and it doesn’t get tall enough.
You can do some research to find something similar. But the truth? You don't live in Provence France so you'll have to find a suitable option for Georgia.
@@PrettyPurpleDoor well - that’s what I’m trying to figure out and find.
I'm looking for a privacy tree that's deer resistant and grows to a max of 15-20'. I'm in zone 7. The closest one I've found is the Oakland Holly. Are there any other options?
Here are some you can purchase: shrsl.com/3u6xf
What about a Yashino Japanese Cedar? Why isn’t that beautiful tree on your list?
it's not an extensive list of every single option available on the market today. There are so many trees.
Emerald Green are beautiful; however, need deer protection and supplemental watering here in Zone 7 in southwestern Virginia. Green Giant is not as tempting for browsing deer but male deer love to mark young tree with their antlers, damaging young limbs.
Please suggest a Juniper like tree to grow on hard laterite foothill in a tropical climate with around 40% Sun beside 10-12 feet tall Boundary Wall facing higher side of land for front yard privacy and decor. TYVM
PS: Though of different climate Similar Tall trees (guessing Cypres) found in Granada Spain seemed interesting
Sorry I live in zone 6, better off asking a local pro
When you say 8 feet wide Is that the circumference?
No it's the diameter.
Looking for something that will grow about 8-15ft tall BUT the bed is only 1 foot wide. Any suggestions would be really helpful. Thank you
Pencil point juniper, already mentioned in the video, is as close as you'll get. Maybe a vine or soenthing. 1' is not a lot of space.
I need large evergreens mixed sun for N Wisconsin
I'm sure there are many options in the video and on my website www.prettypurpledoor.com/category/garden/plant-lists/
Juniperus ‘ Blue Arrow’, can go into shade? I’m looking at some websites and they all say full sun. In full shade does it loose needles at the base? Lastly, do you know any cultivars that love shade, taxus, tsuga canadensis, anything else? Thanks so much
Most junipers can tolerate shade, they just grow better in full sun. In this case it would probably mean slower growth rate in the shade and possibly less of a blue color in the shade.
I have never experienced the situation you're referring to so I can't comment on whether it will lose its needles or not. Maybe an arborist could help you with that.
Hello, I recently just moved to a house and fence is very low, (maybe 4"9' ) so seeing the neighbors in the backyard is sometimes awkward so a plant privacy screen is ideal. In the backyard, spanning the length of that fence is a very narrow flowerbed (roughly 45" x 2"). My concern is that the roots of these trees might break the surrounding concrete or worse, break the neighbors concrete as well. I don't know anything about plants but once I see that they can be as wide as 8ft, I'm a little concerned and don't want to plant anything. Is there a particular plant/tree any one can recommend for that narrow space? Oh, I looked it up and live in zone 10, apparantly.
Some of these solutions may work for you : www.prettypurpledoor.com/ingenious-ways-to-regain-privacy-from-second-story-neighbors/
Could any of these be planted under a large tree? I have a large tree that the leaves and branches begin maybe 20’ up and while it does provide shade it’s still a sunny area. The tall trunk provides no privacy but I worry it wouldn’t work out somehow planting privacy shrubs near it
I think some would grow under a tree. One way to find out 😉
What evergreens can you use in Texas 8-9 15 ft.narrow
You're welcome to review the list from this video here: www.prettypurpledoor.com/narrow-evergreen-trees/
No ‘Arnold Sentinel’?
Austrian pine is a great option. Sorry, so many trees, so little time
How far apart did you space your Emerald Green arborvitae?
My arborvitae are spaced at 36″ apart. I would recommend spacing Emerald Greens between 36″ and 48″ from trunk to trunk. All details are here: prettypurpledoor.com/plant-privacy-trees
I need privacy and shade for an upper deck/balcony
Okay, can you try using outdoor blinds? Not sure what else I have to offer you other than try Googling that
It's getting so hard to fin decent columnar trees lately. :( Any suggestions?
I'm pretty sure I suggested 16 in this video... No?
@@PrettyPurpleDoor Looks like I didn't type fruit in there.
The only one I'm aware of is a columnar apple tree. It's in this video... th-cam.com/video/iWJA1onk8H0/w-d-xo.html
@@PrettyPurpleDoor I used to see pear, back in the mid 2010s :( cherry too