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Best Tall Trees for Containers

Christine6Christine6 Posts: 12
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We need to provide some screening/privacy in a certain area of our garden, where there is no soil available. Any suggestions for a soft foliage, evergreen tree that we could plant into a large container to give us the height we need, which is around 3-4 metres? 

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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    You will need  a very large container. For evergreen cover, take a look at Eucalyptus Gunnii. Usually a fast growing plant, but normally more controlled in a container. Easily pruned back early.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    If it's not going in the ground how about bamboo, lots of colour choices and faster growing.🤔
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I'd also suggest bamboo. You can get ones with yellow, green or black canes (after 2-3 years) which would grow quite tall quite quickly.  You would need to keep them very well watered in the summer.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
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