Tall tree for screening telegraph pole
John Bravin
a concrete telegraph pole. The plot is an 'island' of soil about 3m
across surrounded by a driveway and pavement. The soil is clay with
poor drainage, but the topsoil could be replaced if necessary. The tree
would receive sun-light all day long. Ideally I would like something
that provides winter screening, quick growing, and attractive enough to
have in the front of our house. A conifer is a possibility, but they
tend to be less attractive than say a flowering cherry. The tree should
remain tall rather than bushy, so that it doesn't interfere with the
telegraph pole which carries telephone, cable TV and electricity.
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John Bravin
Extract the Michael for my email address john....@skynet.michael.be
Sacha
<btl1...@turboline.be> writes
>Suggestions welcome on a columnar tree suitable for planting in front of
>a concrete telegraph pole. The plot is an 'island' of soil about 3m
>across surrounded by a driveway and pavement. The soil is clay with
>poor drainage, but the topsoil could be replaced if necessary. The tree
>would receive sun-light all day long. Ideally I would like something
>that provides winter screening, quick growing, and attractive enough to
>have in the front of our house. A conifer is a possibility, but they
>tend to be less attractive than say a flowering cherry. The tree should
>remain tall rather than bushy, so that it doesn't interfere with the
>telegraph pole which carries telephone, cable TV and electricity.
>
very many types of Eucalyptus fit the bill? They're quick-growing, very
tall very lovely. Opposite my house someone has planted one to do just
what you describe and despite the considerable wind and rain we get here
on our poorly draining Devon clay, it thrives and looks wonderful.
I recently received 6 E. perriniana from Celyn Vale Nurseries, Clwydd,
in N. Wales. They arrived in perfect condition and have taken off very
happily in my garden. I'm going to keep them small to get the lovely
juvenile foliage but there are so many varieties, I'm sure you could
find one that would suit your needs. Celyn's tel. no. is 01490 430671.
I found them very helpful, very knowledgeable and I'm sure they would
advise you if a Eucalyptus would be the answer to your problem.
--
Sacha
Holly
John Bravin wrote in message <7fil9n$tjs$1...@news0.skynet.be>...
>Suggestions welcome on a columnar tree suitable for planting in front of
>a concrete telegraph pole. The plot is an 'island' of soil about 3m
>across surrounded by a driveway and pavement. The soil is clay with
>poor drainage, but the topsoil could be replaced if necessary. The tree
>would receive sun-light all day long. Ideally I would like something
>that provides winter screening, quick growing, and attractive enough to
>have in the front of our house. A conifer is a possibility, but they
>tend to be less attractive than say a flowering cherry. The tree should
>remain tall rather than bushy, so that it doesn't interfere with the
>telegraph pole which carries telephone, cable TV and electricity.
>
A Dawych (unsure of the spelling) Beech is an attractive tree with an
upright habit. It isn't evergreen, obvoiusly, but the leaves should stay on
during the winter to hide the pole. I wouldn't imagine it would grow
terribly quickly though. I saw some for sale recently, about 8' high, and
would love to have bought one, but felt the tall shape wouldn't fit in well
with our other native trees.
Holly
ho...@esatclear.ie
Jorge Santos
<btl1...@turboline.be> wrote:
>Suggestions welcome on a columnar tree suitable for planting in front of
>a concrete telegraph pole. The plot is an 'island' of soil about 3m
>across surrounded by a driveway and pavement. The soil is clay with
>poor drainage, but the topsoil could be replaced if necessary. The tree
>would receive sun-light all day long. Ideally I would like something
>that provides winter screening, quick growing, and attractive enough to
>have in the front of our house. A conifer is a possibility, but they
>tend to be less attractive than say a flowering cherry. The tree should
>remain tall rather than bushy, so that it doesn't interfere with the
>telegraph pole which carries telephone, cable TV and electricity.
>
>--
>John Bravin
>Extract the Michael for my email address john....@skynet.michael.be
>
>
>
I thought of a Grevillea robusta:
quick growing + many and yellow flowers (not a bright but a soft dark
yellow) + prunning will solve interference with the telegraph pole I
presume.
Jorge Santos
Elizabeth Spence
>>a concrete telegraph pole
>
>
solution can be adapted to your situation, John. We had a number of trees
taken down on the property, so I peeled the bark off the felled trees (it
came off in about 3 foot strips) and nailed it to the wooden pole from the
ground to as high as I could get on a ladder. The pole now looks like a
tree trunk, and no-none looks up, since I have a fancy planting at the
bottom. Perhaps you could glue bark to a concrete pole? Look forward to
hearing your solution!
Elizabeth in Nova Scotia
Sacha
<mel...@esoterica.pt> writes<snip>
> The tree should
>>remain tall rather than bushy, so that it doesn't interfere with the
>>telegraph pole which carries telephone, cable TV and electricity.
>>
>>--
>>John Bravin
>>Extract the Michael for my email address john....@skynet.michael.be
>>
>>
>>
>I thought of a Grevillea robusta:
>quick growing + many and yellow flowers (not a bright but a soft dark
>yellow) + prunning will solve interference with the telegraph pole I
>presume.
3-6 ft with a spread of 18" and is best grown in a cool greenhouse here.
It looks really lovely but rather too particular for this location it
seems to me.
--
Sacha
Paul Kelly
John Bravin wrote in message <7fil9n$tjs$1...@news0.skynet.be>...
>Suggestions welcome on a columnar tree suitable for planting in front of
>a concrete telegraph pole
I hope you don't mind my saying so, but this is the wrong approach. Planing
a feature infront of the post will only serve to emphasise its presence -
unless it is an solid evergreen and quick growing at that...Leylandii....? A
columnar tree would IMHO be a design disaster! A bit like putting a pot on a
manhole in a lawn to hide it you only succeed in emphasising it, leave it
plain and the eye skims over it.
No, best way to avoid seeing the post is to create a ground level diversion
that attracts the eye down and away from the post. I don't know big the
garden is so can't advise on the scale of feature, but try putting a large,
attractive urn with sympathetic architectural planting in &/or by the side
e.g. Phormium & Euphorbia wulf. In the morning find the biggest boldest pot
you have got put it down off line from the post from your main view point
and let me know if you see what I mean.
pk
Steve Ashton
>
> In article <7fil9n$tjs$1...@news0.skynet.be>, John Bravin
> <btl1...@turboline.be> writes
> >across surrounded by a driveway and pavement. The soil is clay with
> >poor drainage, but the topsoil could be replaced if necessary. The tree
> >would receive sun-light all day long. Ideally I would like something
> >that provides winter screening, quick growing, and attractive enough to
> >have in the front of our house. A conifer is a possibility, but they
> >remain tall rather than bushy, so that it doesn't interfere with the
> >telegraph pole which carries telephone, cable TV and electricity.
> >
> very many types of Eucalyptus fit the bill? They're quick-growing, very
> tall very lovely. Opposite my house someone has planted one to do just
> what you describe and despite the considerable wind and rain we get here
> on our poorly draining Devon clay, it thrives and looks wonderful.
> I recently received 6 E. perriniana from Celyn Vale Nurseries, Clwydd,
> in N. Wales. They arrived in perfect condition and have taken off very
> happily in my garden. I'm going to keep them small to get the lovely
> juvenile foliage but there are so many varieties, I'm sure you could
> find one that would suit your needs. Celyn's tel. no. is 01490 430671.
> I found them very helpful, very knowledgeable and I'm sure they would
> advise you if a Eucalyptus would be the answer to your problem.
> --
> Sacha
I would be very careful about planting anything which will grow more
than half way up the pole. The electricity companies get very annoyed
with people in this area who do that and tend to come around with a
large axe, hand it to you and say "Shorten it."
I think it is partially because they need to get at the line and
partially because a large-ish tree may loosen the pole
And if it *does* get too big, mucking about with a chain-saw where there
are elec. cables .....
Steve
Peter Matthews
<btl1...@turboline.be> writes
>Suggestions welcome on a columnar tree suitable for planting in front of
>a concrete telegraph pole. The plot is an 'island' of soil about 3m
>across surrounded by a driveway and pavement. The soil is clay with
>poor drainage, but the topsoil could be replaced if necessary. The tree
>would receive sun-light all day long. Ideally I would like something
>that provides winter screening, quick growing, and attractive enough to
>have in the front of our house. A conifer is a possibility, but they
>tend to be less attractive than say a flowering cherry. The tree should
>remain tall rather than bushy, so that it doesn't interfere with the
>telegraph pole which carries telephone, cable TV and electricity.
>
decorate it with hanging baskets and change them for each season. It
will work out cheaper and safer in the long run. Alternatively you could
grow a combination of Virginian creeper and Russian vine up it but take
care to cut back near the top or they will grow along the wires.
Regards
--
Peter Matthews