RE: Best Variety of Eucalyptus or some other fast growing evergreen tree ?

Some of the suggest species such as E. ficifolia are
not hardy enough to use in inland valley/northern
California conditions.  There are plenty of medium
sized Eucs(30 to 50 foot tall) that might fit the
bill, with E. nicholii, E. sideroxylon perhaps tow of
them, or E. polyanthemos.  E. globulus v. compacta is
also much seen in older plantings here in the SF Bay
Area for windbreaks, but is not the most attractive
species in my mind.  Acacia baileyana, A. melanoxylon
or A. longifolia might also serve your purposes, and
are all relatively drought and heat tolerant.

Almost any bamboo will probably need much more water
than you would care to give it in a hot, dry exposure.


--- Reidfamily <pkssreid@comcast.net> wrote:

> Linda:
> 
> The only note of caution here is that ANY tree that
> is fast growing will
> have brittle wood.  That is the nature of wood.
> 
> Karrie Reid
> 
> Folsom Foothill Gardener
> 
> Zone 9
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> [o*@ucdavis.edu]
> On Behalf Of Linda - The Lavender Lady
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 12:43 PM
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: Best Variety of Eucalyptus or some other
> fast growing evergreen
> tree ?
> 
>  
> 
> I have an area along a fence line that is hot and
> dry and I would like to
> plant a row of eucalyptus to block some road noise
> and the neighbors that
> may soon be there.  Is there a variety of eucalyptus
> that doesn't get overly
> tall but more shrubby say 25 feet tall or so?  We
> get quite a bit of high
> winds here and I don't want to get some really tall
> ones and have them snap
> off - although the people across the highway have
> some tall eucalyptus and
> they have done ok.  I just think in my area of oak
> savannah a shorter
> stature tree would fit in better.  I even thought
> about olive, but they
> sucker so much and it would be hard to weed eat
> around them.  Perhaps there
> is something else I can plant that grows fast and
> will fit in that area?
> The fence line goes down from our house so the trees
> have to grow somewhat
> tall to block the view from above.
> 
>  
> 
> Any ideas?  thanks
> 
>  
> 
> Linda Starr
> 
> Springville Lavender Gardens
> 
>
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