Here are some of the considerations for privacy screen schrubs & trees for our new yard.
* Xylosma congestum - Shiny xylosma
3' per year.
Drought Tolerant.
Dodonea viscosa 'Purpurea' - Purple hopseed bush
Bronze foliage, In winter - Small red/purple leaves, grows - 3'-5' per year.
Drought Tolerant
Bronze foliage, In winter - Small red/purple leaves, grows - 3'-5' per year.
Drought Tolerant
Bambus, Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' is one of the best; Bambusa oldhami, ventricosa, vulgaris, and tuldoides
AVOID: Phyllostachys,, Golden bamboo (P. aurea) and Black bamboo (P. nigra).
AVOID: Phyllostachys,, Golden bamboo (P. aurea) and Black bamboo (P. nigra).
Pittosporum tobira - Mock orange - 3' per year (up to 10').
Can be trained as a tree or shrub. Flowers smell like orange. Sun or shade.
Rhamnus alaternus - Italian Buckthorn - 3-5' per year (to 10') - We have a variegated type.
* Rhaphiolepis x 'Majestic Beauty' - Indian hawthorn - very showy large pink flowers
2-3' per year (to 8'+)
2-3' per year (to 8'+)
* Feijoa sellowiana - Pineapple guava – 3' a year to 10'+
Can be grown as a small tree. Drought tolerant. Edible flowers, and fruit.
Can be grown as a small tree. Drought tolerant. Edible flowers, and fruit.
* Callistemon citrinus - Bottlebrush
Drought Tolerant. Will not do well in irrigated place. Attracts hummingbirds.
Drought Tolerant. Will not do well in irrigated place. Attracts hummingbirds.
Podocarpus gracilior - Fern pine
3' per year. Not in full sun, not in full shade.
Trachelospermum jasminoides - star jasmine
Flowers - May - June
12-24 inches per year
Sun, Part Shade location
Flowers - May - June
12-24 inches per year
Sun, Part Shade location
