Looking for suggestions on some evergreen trees for garden

SocialSpud

Looking for suggestions on some evergreen trees to put in front of this stone wall. Mainly as privacy from neighbours so full leaves would be great. Something low maintenance ideally though that probably just means slow growing.

manniot2

I have a few photinia red robin trees that do a good screening job. They grow 1 foot a year and stay thick year round with good colour. I bought them as standards (6 foot clear stem) a few years ago for around 150e each however I believe they are far more expensive these days.

SocialSpud

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120665296#Comment_120665296

Ah yes, that's a great suggestion thanks.

A small one seems to be available here for €28 but would obviously take a few years before I see any screening benefits. I'd also have to take it out of the pot for it to grow higher.

There's a 10L pot here for €90

SocialSpud

I actually just saw that they don't do too well in an exposed site. We get a lot of wind so probably not worth even trying.

looksee

Holly, slow growing though once it gets established it seems to grow at a more 'normal' rate. I have some that have been in a couple of years and didn't do much at all for a couple of years but are now putting on new growth with more enthusiasm.

macraignil

Holly is a good suggestion. Others to consider would be myrtle if you are not very exposed, Olearia or Ebbing's silverberry or bay laurel trees or Cotoneaster franchetii which can be more shrub like but can grow into small tree size over time and not get too big if not pruned back.

Happy gardening!

SocialSpud

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120672161#Comment_120672161

Thanks. How about if I am exposed? Lots of wind on the site coming up from the sea.

looksee

Any of those suggestions would be good, not convinced about Bay but I know of a Elaeagnus (the silverberry one) that has made a superb hedge head on to all that the sea can throw at it. It had a net shelter for its first few years but now it is an exceptionally fine hedge.

standardg60

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120674262#Comment_120674262

https://hylandsnursery.ie/coastal-hedging/

These are your best options, most as already suggested, though griselinia is frowned upon now due to it's lack of benefit to wildlife.

Olearia macrodonta is very attractive, lovely bluish green holly like foliage and the flowers are adored by bees.

macraignil

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120674262#Comment_120674262

It was just the myrtle from the ones I suggested that when I looked up the information page to give a link to it said it should be sheltered. The other ones are growing in the garden here near the top of a hill without exposure being a real issue and the myrtle is doing well but maybe is in parts of the garden that have a bit of shelter from other trees.

SuperBowserWorld

How much space do you have 😁 ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum