Recommendations for trees for privacy near pool?

[JGMotorsport64]

Honey suckle bushes. Makes great hedges. So do Oleanders

[Marie Joseph]

Originally Posted by rockybird

What about a sweet acacia? It looks like it is a fast growing tree and does well in bright sun.

Sweet acacias are very drought tolerant and do not get very large--generally topping out at 20 feet tall with a 20 foot canopy. They produce golden "puffball" flowers in late fall/early winter that are pretty fragrant--in a pleasant way. However they also produce pods with seeds in them that might or might not be a nuisance. If there is extra moisture, the seeds from the pods will germinate and you will have a bunch of seedling acacias to give to friends. Also the sweet acacia tends to have a multi-trunked habit so it will require training and pruning if you want it to be a single trunked tree at maturity. Keep in mind that there are two separate species of acacia commonly referred to as Sweet Acacia: Acacia farnesiana (the one I just described) and Acacia smallii which is more cold tolerant and flowers in spring rather than in fall. Sometimes hybrids of farnesiana x smallii are sold as Sweet acacia. All of the trees commonly referred to as sweet acacias need full sun to do well and are drought tolerant. Watch out for the thorns on these guys!

Weeping acacia (Acacia pendula) is another species which might be suitable and does not produce much litter. Drought tolerant though a bit less than sweet acacia and also full sun; hardy to 15 F.

Palo Brea is another unusual (and smaller) tree that could work for you if you are willing to do some pruning and maintenance on it; it is highly drought tolerant and the only real way to kill it is by overwatering.

Anyhow good luck with your search for a poolside tree!

[rockybird]

Thank you so much guys. Honeysuckle and oleanders wont be tall enough unfortunately.

I dont know that I love the weeping acacia. The mesquite would drop too much litter? Or what about a ficus tree?

[DougStark]

Some pine trees? Non-invasive roots, not a bunch of litter to clean up.

[observer53]

Originally Posted by DougStark

Some pine trees? Non-invasive roots, not a bunch of litter to clean up.

The pines that grow around here are big needle droppers. By a pool? No thanks.

[Harpaint]

Originally Posted by Diana Holbrook

Can you do Arborvitae in Texas? They'd be the obvious solution up here..

This is what we have around our pool and it works great. They require no upkeep at all and grow fast.

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[spoonman1]

Ficus hedge or tree.