Backyard Privacy Using Ficus Hedging All Around the House | New Construction House Flip with Costs!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Everyone values privacy in their own home, so we go tell you the who, what, and how much privacy cost for our house.
This week we are hedging the entire backyard to create instant privacy for this house. The type of hedging we use are Ficus Nitida trees that are specially grown and cared for by a nearby nursery. Sam takes the lead in this video as Eddy is out due to injuring his back.
Sam talks with Warren from Bonilla Nurseries all things about ficus hedging. Warren gives us a lot of tips in caring for ficuses and how they are grown. Then we get all the info about planting them and Sam tells us how putting planters earlier in the project could have saved us money all the while achieving the same level of privacy. Finally, Sam tells us how much it all cost.
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Super helpful video, Sam. Thank you and please keep on doing them. Good luck on your projects.
You got it!
Thank you most informative video on the subject on TH-cam.
"Give it like a month or two and the plants will have no space between them" ...... Give it about ten years and you've got a lawsuit ! Fantastic work !
a month or 2? i ve had the standard version at my old house and it took aleast 3mos to get established, but if it gets established faster then great im definitely gonna get some
This does not seem to be an issue in LA, I do not know why. Maybe someone can clarify.
People commenting that this is invasive has no actual experienced at all 😂-
I've had ficus hedge for 10 years in LA now and it's not invasive. Just gotta trim twice a year at least.
Thinking of doing this in my backyard and have been reading about root issues with Ficus, how are you keeping the roots from destroying neighboring hardscapes and driveways?
still havent decided yet. but my guess its to keep te tress in a concrete boxes intesd to put it directly to the ground. to keep the roots in control. but i havent get any real exprience doing this. plant grown in a pod BTW
Honestly we have received a lot of feedback on social media regarding these being an issue with invasive roots. But in LA they are extremely popular and planted just like this everywhere. I am not sure if there is something different about this particular species or if people are just keeping them small by continuously trimming them.
@@SEFSU I’m pretty sure it’s a mix of trimming and proper watering that keeps the roots in control
Dude having some issues with my ficus in scottsdale, any tips,
What issues are you having?
What happened i live in arizona i just ordered 45 trees now look like im scared - they said 2.5 ft away from the fence and 3ft stem to stem distance
@@hanamichizakuragi5021omgosh
These are 40 by 40 ft trees.
Ever see those beautiful dense tall trees used at Yuma or quartzsite' RV parks?
Their roots will ruin any donation or nearby cement work.
Damn, me too! I saw prices from moon valley and laughed when i read 8700 for 20…
Moon Valley is a joke. You can drive to the Coachella Valley in Ca, and get the 25 gallon I believe for $35, where Moon Valley wanted $125. I bought 40 for my house, they grew almost overnight. If you keep the height about 12’ and keep them trimmed back, you won’t have the root problems everyone keeps posting about. I’ve had hundreds of them at both my houses and have had zero root problems, and I anchor them into our block wall due to the desert winds.
I planted my ficus nítida 2 feet apart and they are spreading but towards the inside of the tree it looks bold. Like I could still see through some of them. Any suggestions ? Someone told me I should make a notch on them but idk to be honest.
keep on watering and give them time. May take up to 6 months for them to grown in.
What zone we're in zone 8
How is eddy doing? Hoping to see him on the next video. He’s my favorite
He's doing much better now, but has a slipped disc so it's going to be a long recovery processes.
Lol I love how in the video you said you know nothing about trees and planting them and then come to the comments arguing with everyone who is telling you that you made a mistake. Ego has gotten the better of you
I believe our comments may have not been conveyed properly. We definitely are honest about our knowledge and lack there of. The reason we responded to multiple comments is to share other view points and figure out what the truth is. We all want to better and learn, and the only way to do that is to share different view points!
@@SEFSU view point had nothing to do with how a tree behaves. My opinion or yours will not matter to a tree and how it wants to grow. Facts are those trees are going to be a nightmare for the home owners.
How do you water these ? My branches are droopy😢
We had them set up on a drop system. I know these require a lot of water. I was also told that they are not meant to grow out horizontally which is why they're probably droopy. Just a thought.
You should trim them to make branches more stronger and not droopy bec after trim it will develop new branches and that branches will grow and trim it again
I wish you would have spent more time explaining how to trim and maintain them.
Honestly this is something we are still learning about but will definitely address on our next project!
they will damage foundation over time if left to grow
Unless they are properly maintained?
@@SEFSU if by properly maintained you mean torn out in 10 years..then yes
This plant has 2 major issues cannot survive temperatures that get below 40 degrees and second the roots will completely uplift the cinder block wall and heave the foundation. Other than that it's great
yea thats why u gotta grow it where it doesn't freeze, its a tropical tree
I've been reading this everywhere but that has not been our experience in LA. Everyone uses them in this exact setting and we don't really have that issue. But who knows why that is.
@@SEFSU because LA never gets below 40
@@SEFSU yea cuz it doesn't freeze there.
You should water them and fertilize it survive here in arizona very beautiful always green
What did you build the planter boxes out of ?
Our planter boxes were made with cinderblocks with waterproofing on the inside and smooth stucco finish on the outside.
Any update?
Those are WAY too close to each other. Future home owners will have serious root and foundation issues. In fact, since they are so close together, they will fight one-another for room and eventually they will all die.
We were told that the ficus nitida's roots grow down more-so than spread out. The spacing was recommended by Bonilla in order to have proper coverage and not overly densify them. But this is something that we will definitely keep an eye out for and explore more on our future projects. Thanks for pointing this out! Hope you enjoyed the video!
Agreed. We planted ours 3.5 feet apart and after 1.5 years they are a completely full fledged hedge. 2 feet is way too close! Also, I am shocked how close they were planted to the cement wall. I planted ours 4.5 feet from the wall and after 1.5 years they are almost touching the wall. You can't plant them that close to a cement wall. That cement wall is going to have issues with cracking. A better choice would have been a Texas Privet hedge they max out at 12 feet tall and don't have a evasive root system.
@@allhearthomecares exactly
This guy doesn’t care what anyone has to say, he believes that a nursery will guid him. Sad fact is not all but many nurseries will tell you whatever you want to hear to make a sale.
@@elivalentine452 that is so true most nursery sellers are clueless on their products they just want the sales.
This close to the house the roots will lift the whole foundation up and destroy the irrigation Ficus roots are very invasive
From our understanding the roots for this strain generally grow straight down. Also if the height/size of the trees are maintained and up kept the roots would not expand much further. But it’s definitely something we’ll look more into on our next projects!
@@SEFSU that’s not how roots function. Trimming the tree does not change or effect how the roots behave
I had planted a hedge that close to the house 6 years ago and discovered that the roots were extending seven feet from the plant. We were told that if you maintain them by keeping trimmed and a controlled drip line, the roots wouldn’t be a problem. We were very diligent but the roots didn’t care. Fortunately, I discovered this before any damage and am having the hedge removed and replaced with something else. (Much cheaper than foundation work down the road.)
@@elivalentine452 lol if you trimmed it slow down the root system - quiestion did you have the ficus yourself ?
@@SEFSUbwhahahahaha!
Is this ficus nitida?
Yes they are
the hedge looks dope I like the privacy it gives.
We were kind of mad about how much we spent but privacy ended up being a major factor in helping us reach our record setting sale price.
Good to know i just planted 30 of them 2 1/2 feet away from block wall
Glad to share!
WAY TOO CLOSE TO THE HOUSE. YOU WILL HAVE BIG PROBLEMS COSTING YOU $$$$$ IN ABOUT 3 YEARS. I HAVE 12 OF THESE TREES IN A ONE ACRE PROPERTY. THEY ARE GREAT ON SLOPES.
Do you keep yours trimmed to a size you want? Or are they allowed to freely grow? Asking to better understand this who ficus overgrowing discussion.
Ficus grows big .. be careful dude
Ficus trees definitely need to be maintained and trimmed to keep them at the size you want them. But I believe the privacy is well worth the maintenance.
@@SEFSU there are better options for that small space
You don’t ever leave the sticks strapped to the tree. You will literally choke the trees to death. 🤦🏻♀️dude really knows nothing about planting lol
Chocking a tree like this is actually very possible if done incorrectly. The method of strapping the sticks to the tree was with tree tape/tree wrap. This is designed to stretch and mold with the tree and weather thus avoiding this specific issue of chocking the tree.
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These Privacy hedges are beautiful, but wOW!! they are way too close to the house. eventually Those trees will grow thick roots AND thick branches that will make it more difficult to shape. . .. Those hedges will eventually touch the fascia on the roof.
i personally would have planted Eugenia. They have thinner branches and are easier to shape. . . . Just think of the bushes/or trees that you would see at Disneyland that are shaped into a Mickey Mouse or some other cartoon charter.
I have several (about 13) Eugenias trees on my property that border my neighbor's property. . . I personally trained/oR shaped my trees very skinny. They don't have a thick width, they are thin. Having them "thin" actually gives me more space on my limited property. I cannot see my neighbors at all even though my Eugenias are shaped very "thin" . . . it does take a little bit longer to get the desired privacy, but in the end, i was very happy because my Eugenias didnt take up too much space as opposed if i would have planted a "Ficus" tree.
That's an alternative there! We have a couple of deciding factors that drove us to ficus, which is one of the more popular hedging plants in LA.
Ever hear of hopseed bush or fern pine?
Oy vey
Hope you don't get sued.