Privacy Trees Installation

[amateurfishing]

for unmentionable reasons, my wife wants some privacy trees installed in backyard asap, preferably close to full grown already. anyone have experience with this? Type of tree? good service that will dig and install for us? where should i look? what questions should i ask? thx

[53orbigger]

It is going to depend on your soil conditions, how high you need them to be at maturity, amount of sunlight, etc. I will say that I installed arborvitaes for this purpose a few years ago and this past winter nearly killed them all, so if I was to do it again I would go with a heartier evergreen tree.

[leechlake]

about ten years ago we had three 12' blue spruce put in for privacy. They provided ample coverage for our purposes at the time and are now about 20 feet tall plus and much wider. It was kind of spendy if I recall but unlike my neighbor who tried three different hedge type shrubs that all died out in the Winter we did it once and were done.

Any reputable nursery can handle this..

[nofishfisherman]

for unmentionable reasons my wife wants some privacy trees installed in backyard asap

Is the wife getting embarrassed by you walking around the yard shirtless again? Tell her if the neighbors don't like it maybe they should chip in to cover the cost of the privacy trees.

[fishersofmen]

Shirtless is one thing...pantless is another.

[delcecchi]

Where I am, Norway spruce seem to do the best. Arborvita (cedar) are ok if you don't have deer around. Scotch and white pines are a little thin.

[amateurfishing]

Shirtless is one thing...pantless is another.

[amateurfishing]

we already have 4 black hills spruce between 4-6ft high that we planted 5 years ago.....i just dont have the time to wait this time for them to get nice n tall, my neighbors security cameras under his facia in backyard are aimed at our house for some reason and i want them tall enough to block it

[delcecchi]

Have you expressed your concern to your neighbor? Perhaps he would be considerate of your feelings and reorient the camera?

The cheapest tall evergreens seem to be arborvitae.

How tall do they need to be to block the camera? Would a couple of sections of that 6 foot wood fence do the job?

[amateurfishing]

no we dont talk, after he threatened me last year we are on a mutually agreed upon rule of not speaking to each other through the police dept.

homes are split level and the camera is under the soffit/fascia corner of his deck pointing down.

actually our only other option is getting our deck built ahead if schedule if we could afford that cause it will be a wrap around directly adjacent to his and put up a privacy wall on that. did not really have 10 grand in the budget this year for that though.

[delcecchi]

That's too bad. What would he see with the camera?

I am a fan of the privacy fence. Trees take too long. What is the closest you can get to camera?

[amateurfishing]

I have no explanation for the things he does....yells at wildlife (birds), reseeds lawn then drives all over it, sweeps road by hand, has caution tape all over front yard, calls cops when we have family campfire (cause he dont like them) but then proceeds to build one himself, etc. All i know is i dont like the location or direction which cops said we can do nothing about (yes even if staring at my backyard or living room window). probably can get to within 30 feet but why? some have said wind chime with mirrors so sunlight "flashes" at his camera but i dont want to be a complete a--, just want our privacy.

[delcecchi]

How about spotlite aimed at camera?

[amateurfishing]

How about spotlite aimed at camera?

now your talkin' thats a possibility also, and i think i have some holiday ones layin around in garage maybe?!

[delcecchi]

Although if your wife likes to sunbathe, the spotlight thing might not do the trick....

Maybe that is why the security camera is there.

[fishersofmen]

Sounds like the neighbor needs his head examined. I have had some bad experiences too. Lived next to an old perv for a while who would call my teenage daughter when we were gone and try to get her to come over. I have an acre lot now and it still isn't quite enough space from the neighbors. Alaska sounds better every day.

[Powerstroke]

If youdon't have money for a deck you don't have money for fullsized trees, especially evergreens that will provide privacy through the winter. No good answer. Build the deck and ignore your neighbor.