garden aficianados

dd95

I am looking to buy a fully grown tree to place in the corner of my garden to block out the gaze of our neighbours opposite!

I dont want it too tall but want as wide a one as possible.

Perhaps 3-5 metres

evergreen, thick and bushy as possible.

recommendations pls!!

grumbler

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dd95

perfect.. any idea of the name?

theoretica

Photinia  

Doozergirl

Looks like a Photinia of some description.  I need something similar but I don't have the luxury of that width.

grumbler

dd95 said:

any idea of the name?

It was a link

dd95

thanks guys so far, any other reccos?

grumbler

Laurel is a pretty obvious one.

Soot2006

Cherry laurel grows much more quickly that the photonia (I have both in the same hedge which is a nice effect though!).  You can buy large plants for both, will take a year to root in and establish then will shoot up and out.  If you want to buy a big one to get a good headstart, I have had great plants from Charella Gardens (e.g. https://www.charellagardens.co.uk/large-prunus-hedging-plants-prunus-laurocerasus-2-metres/ not very MSE but they are big healthy plants. I bought the 80cm ones last winter and they're standing at about 100cm now after a decent prune). Now is a good time of year to plant!

Of course it you have an unlimited budget something like a pleached photinia would be the dream, but now we're really left MSE-land and entering luxury-world! https://www.grasslands.co.uk/photinia-red-robin-pleached-standard-180cm-st-150x150cm.html. A deciduous pleached tree will give you decent screening in winter via its branches, but will let through more light if that's an issue!

Silvertabby

A couple of hollies? (male and female if you want berries).  Easy to keep to size, as they don't mind being cut back hard.

dd95

thanks guys.. we are ideally looking for soimething fully grown but cant really find anything online..