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Tree Advice

NewnorthernIrishgardenerNewnorthernIrishgardener Posts: 52
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Hello Gardeners World!
Looking to plant a row of trees to act as a wind break 
We live in a very exposed site and can get some very strong winds 
Slightly acidic and clay soil but well drained 
Something fast growing, tall and strong ideally 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Monterey Pines have been very effective here on the windswept North Norfolk coast https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Ruston_Old_Vicarage 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It depends on whether you want the trees to thrive, and be an attractive sight in themselves, or whether you simply want them as the shelter belt for other planting.

    Fast growing is always a contentious statement, because fast growing plants don't conveniently stop growing when you want them to, as many folk with leylandii hedging can testify  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • NewnorthernIrishgardenerNewnorthernIrishgardener Posts: 52
    edited May 2023
    Hi @Fairygirl i would say it would be to be a bit of a distant back drop if that makes sense we have a small meadow then a newly planted hedge before our lawn and garden 
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