Hi everyone,
At our old house we planted a bunch of pines on the lot line figuring when they grew up we would have a nice privacy wall. The pines came from our neighbor's yard. They would sprout to 4 - 5 inches and we would dig them and transplant them. I don't know what kind of pines they were, but they grew very quickly and within 10 years were probably 15 feet tall and 9 - 10 feet at the base.
I need to plant several hundred pines here at my new place. We're north of Minneapolis in zone 4. Very sandy soil. Direct sun.
We think those pines at the old house were cedar or spruce but we're not sure.
What would you recommend for a winter hardy pine which grows fast and thick and would work well for privacy?
I may sneak over to the old house and clip a limb to see if I can't take it somewhere for identification or post a picture here. But I would like to hear your recommendations.
Thanks!
At our old house we planted a bunch of pines on the lot line figuring when they grew up we would have a nice privacy wall. The pines came from our neighbor's yard. They would sprout to 4 - 5 inches and we would dig them and transplant them. I don't know what kind of pines they were, but they grew very quickly and within 10 years were probably 15 feet tall and 9 - 10 feet at the base.
I need to plant several hundred pines here at my new place. We're north of Minneapolis in zone 4. Very sandy soil. Direct sun.
We think those pines at the old house were cedar or spruce but we're not sure.
What would you recommend for a winter hardy pine which grows fast and thick and would work well for privacy?
I may sneak over to the old house and clip a limb to see if I can't take it somewhere for identification or post a picture here. But I would like to hear your recommendations.
Thanks!