Wind Resistant fast growing trees.
- Subject: Wind Resistant fast growing trees.
- From: D* <d*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:06:18 -0700 (PDT)
We're relandscaping the backyard, and while we've
planted many things, we have a problem with them
getting absolutely dried out and windburned.
Unfortunately my town, Marina faces the open sea, even
though it's on the western edge of the Monterey Bay,
so we get constant sea winds. I returned from my trip
to Mexico (Queretaro), to discover that 90% of the
plants had dried wind burned leaves (My mother who was
in charge of caring for it, swears she watered). The
only plants that have not totally been burned are all
of the plants that are native to California, such as
Fremontodendron, Heteromeles, Ceanothus, and Prunus
ilicifolia. My Norfolk Island Pines (Araucaria), and
Butiagrus (Butia capitata x syagrus), as well as the
carissa, and the orange and kalamansi all have escaped
wind damage.
Anyway, we essentially have nothing to block the winds
at all. We do have some Heteromeles arbutifolia as a
permanent screen, but, as they grow slowly, i'm
looking for plants (trees really) that are fast
growing, and some that i wouldn't mind eventually
cutting down (meaning they don't have to have
beautiful flowers, or gorgeous leaves or form). I
know, it's a shame to cut down any plant that isn't
harmful, but we need something temporary so the rest
of the garden won't need constant everyday watering
during our chilly windy summers.
Barry
Zone 17 (sunset), 9 (USDA)
Marina, CA
Pure sand soil, coastal California.
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Barry Garcia
USDA: 9
Sunset: 17
Marina, CA
Sittin' on sand dunes.
