Maz3 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 What about a holly, they grow pretty fast and are native. Some produce berries on their own without needing a tree of the opposite sex nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 What about a holly, they grow pretty fast and are native. Some produce berries on their own without needing a tree of the opposite sex nearby. Yes, I quite like holly trees but they tend to be lollipop shaped rather than tall and thin, don't they? You have probably worked out that I am not much of a gardener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz3 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Have just looked in my plant book and there is a huge variety, many are described as having a columnar shape. And can grow above 20ft tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psynuk Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 http://www.redwoodworld.co.uk/RedwoodWorldTrees.htm won't be quick but it will be big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 http://www.redwoodworld.co.uk/RedwoodWorldTrees.htm won't be quick but it will be big. I want big and quick (if you'll pardon the expression)! ---------- Post added 09-06-2014 at 07:38 ---------- Have just looked in my plant book and there is a huge variety, many are described as having a columnar shape. And can grow above 20ft tall. Thank you, I shall look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Simply that. We have an unsightly telegraph pole in our (medium sized) garden which spoils the view. We don't want to wait for BT to remove it, as although I'm sure they will eventually when nobody needs landlines any more, that could be 20 years away. So we need to plant something in front of it which will distract the eye away from the pole itself and which will grow as high as possible as quickly as possible, but we don't want Leylandi or non-indigenous pine species. It would have to be planted about 20' (6-7 m) away from the house. Suggestions gratefully received. Silver birch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I bought some Leylandii from a garden centre around 1987 to form a hedge, they were saplings about 2-3ft high. When I sold the house 10 years later, some of the trunks were nearly 8" thick at the bottom and I was forever trimming them with an electric saw to keep the height and width down. They are also evergreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 I would prefer not to plant a Leylandii if I could avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 You're not the only one: http://articles.latimes.com/1998/may/24/realestate/re-52958 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 A Giant Redwood ought to be able to disguise the telegraph pole a bit ... I think even a sapling's over 700 foot high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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