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Not sure exactly, maybe 10 years. My wife just stuck it in the ground with no real plan.
Don't forget that our hemlock suffer from the woolly adelgids. They are fine when they are small because we can spray them. Once they get up to 20 or 30' high our sprayers are not that effective. But I do not know if they have to worry about that in California?
Don't forget that our hemlock suffer from the woolly adelgids. They are fine when they are small because we can spray them. Once they get up to 20 or 30' high our sprayers are not that effective. But I do not know if they have to worry about that in California?
I haven't had a problem with hemlocks but I have three more dead pines. I've had to cut down around 40 dead pine trees on my property. The hemlocks grow well in the sun but hardly grow at all in shady areas.
I haven't had a problem with hemlocks but I have three more dead pines. I've had to cut down around 40 dead pine trees on my property. The hemlocks grow well in the sun but hardly grow at all in shady areas.
What kind of pines? I planted about 100 Scotch Pines 30 years ago and I will be cutting down those next summer; they are dying on me. About 30% are already dead. But my White Pines are doing great compared to so many other trees that have had problems with pest. The only problem I had with my White Pines is that about nine were too close to my house and I had to remove those.
Keep you eyes on your Hemlocks for those wooly adelgids. I had them on 14 of my Hemlocks and my parents lost some beautiful, old forest, giant (3' and 4' in diameter) Hemlocks to that pest. I had kept the pest in check on my Hemlocks by spraying the lower branches when I could clearly see the silvery backs of the adelgids. But it was a loosing battle as they grew larger and my sprayers would no longer give the trees sufficient coverage.
We have some cedars. I am told they are Eastern Red. They were not here when we moved in. A couple were just a few inches and we didn't even notice them. They appeared to grow slowly, then suddenly took off 3' one year, about 5' next couple years. A gardener friend said that's the way they grow. Seems like nothing, then a little more, then a lot more. I don't know that they grow as tall as Hemlocks. You could check on that if height is an issue.
They are in some afternoon sun. They get water daily if not from rain, from the bird bath water I toss that way. Never ever a problem. More keep coming up.
What kind of pines? I planted about 100 Scotch Pines 30 years ago and I will be cutting down those next summer; they are dying on me. About 30% are already dead. But my White Pines are doing great compared to so many other trees that have had problems with pest. The only problem I had with my White Pines is that about nine were too close to my house and I had to remove those.
Keep you eyes on your Hemlocks for those wooly adelgids. I had them on 14 of my Hemlocks and my parents lost some beautiful, old forest, giant (3' and 4' in diameter) Hemlocks to that pest. I had kept the pest in check on my Hemlocks by spraying the lower branches when I could clearly see the silvery backs of the adelgids. But it was a loosing battle as they grew larger and my sprayers would no longer give the trees sufficient coverage.
They appear to be red pines. They are mature trees growing among mostly oaks and maples on a wooded part of my property. I live in an area where there were strip mines and Christmas tree farms. Pine trees were often planted to reclaim old strip mines. The trunks on some of the trees are 8"-10" in diameter.
They appear to be red pines. They are mature trees growing among mostly oaks and maples on a wooded part of my property. I live in an area where there were strip mines and Christmas tree farms. Pine trees were often planted to reclaim old strip mines. The trunks on some of the trees are 8"-10" in diameter.
Most of my Scotch pines have trunks about 8" to 10" in diameter. My White Pines have simply been reseeding themselves and are doing a pretty good job of taking over. If I ever get my backhoe running I want to thin them out since they take up so much space as they mature.
It would not surprise me if your "red pine" trees are not Scotch Pines. Red pines are usually planted farther north in Canada.
Mature trees on your own property are likely going to run a few hundred dollars a pop to move.
Buy the biggest trees the garden center offers and in the meantime plant tall stuff like sunflowers, ornamental grasses, and corn while you wait for the trees to grow.
Depending how big of an area you're trying to hide, you could build some mobile privacy planters on wheels.
I'm in the same boat. Buying a house that's private on the sides but not in the rear. New 6' installed already but I need some trees to make a rear privacy fence. Rear house has clear view into our backyard. UGH
One of the fastest ways I got a privacy screen up was to plant Pampas grass, actually a row of Pampas Grass. It grew 8 ft the first year but it does die down in the winter and pops up again quickly.
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