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10 Narrow Trees for Small Gardens and Tight Spaces Apr 21, 2018 Privacy Trees | Fast Growing Privacy Trees - PlantingTree.com For something like Thuja Green Giant or Leyland Cypress plan for about 6 to 8 feet between trees on the diagonal. This will leave you with about 6 to 10 feet of space between each tree within the rows and the rows will be approximately 4 to 6 feet apart. Privacy Trees and Bushes By Mature Size Small (6 to 10 feet) Fast-Growing Trees for Privacy (By Zone) | Davey Blog Sep 13, 2018
Spacing is important because many privacy trees can reach soaring heights. Properly spacing the trees will ensure they get the nutrients they need to grow big and tall. You should plant privacy trees far enough apart so that they can reach maturity without any issues. Spacing mainly involves the trees’ crown width.
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Tips for screening. Diversify the plant material. Let's say you plant a row of Leyland Cypress (please don't, here's why), and the bagworms show up and defoliate all of them.There goes your investment. If instead, you mixed the border with Leylands, hollies, magnolias, rhododendrons and the like, then the bagworms destroy a only portion of your privacy and investment.
For a dense privacy screen, plant small nursery trees 8 feet apart. Leyland Cypress prefers a location where it will get 6 hours or more of direct sunlight per day.