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

Eucalyptus ficifolia grows well in San Luis Obispo CA but blooms rather fitfully. Occasionally it blooms well, mostly kind of middling. I think we are probably at the latitudanal tree-line for this tree. It seems marginal here. But is really pretty when it blooms well. I like the red one. Not too thrilled with the "off- colors". 

	Some say it has been re-named to Corymbia ficifolia.
		See:  http://asgap.org.au/c-fic.html			---Chas---
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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



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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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