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[Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hi,

Who says that wind breaks have to be evergreen?

The snowfence that gets put up everywerhe around here is not as dense as
an evergreen, and does the job well.

What are those short lived trees that go straight up, and grow like weeds,
and are short lived?  I have seen those used as quick wind breaks.  Then
the tops are cut off and you are left with fence posts.

Many old farms here have the orchard to the southwest of the house to form
a wind break for the home.

I don't think you need to be thinking evergreen.  Dirty, buggie trees in
my opinion.  Only slightly better than willow.

Later,
tom

--
Southwest Ontario
Canada Hardiness Zone 6a
(similar to US zone 5)

On Fri, 10 May 2002, del stubbs wrote:

> I'm years late, but at last I am working toward a much needed wind break on
> the north west side of our orchard ....(to deflect the winter nor'westers
> that Bernie and Dean send this way - after their done with 'em).
>
> Most of the literature I have seen on wind breaks seems to focus on
> deciduous bushes.....but I need the wind break in winter.
> I suppose a 10' thick row of caragana might work?
> It would be nice for the windbreak  to produce something to eat as well.
> Dream on?
> Another thought is a fast growing evergreen, and  one that won't get over 15
> feet tall.
> What do other northerners do ?
>
> I ordered a batch of white cedar to plant out for conservation plantings, I
> was wondering if I planted some of them what their growth might be like if I
> pruned them to a single leader....rather then the bush they start as.  Have
> got endless spruce seedlings to transplant from our woods also , but no idea
> how to control the eventual size.
> Is it good, or unadvisable, to heavily prune evergreens when transplanting?
>
> Thanks, Del  Z2/3
>
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