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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 345941" data-attributes="member: 389">I get it, they grow like a damn weed.&nbsp; I have some that grow 6 ft per year.&nbsp; In that sense you can buy a treeless piece of land and have some shade in just a few years, but every time the wind blows you get limbs galore everywhere!&nbsp; Only thing worse IMHO are willows, and guess what the majority of the rest of the trees are at my place?&nbsp; About every other year I have a burn pile of deadfall and removed trees that is roughly 20 ft wide, 10 ft tall, and 50 ft long.&nbsp; The only thing I will say is that if you plant them, make sure you plant some longer lasting varieties so that when the willows and hybrid poplars (some are called Aus-Trees) are on their way out you aren't left with a treeless landscape.&nbsp; In that sense, add something other than just conifers and lilacs.&nbsp; A good mix of maples, ash, oak, and other hardwoods are slow growing but by the time those softwoods burn out in 30 years, they are looking pretty good.&nbsp; This is also when you will need access to a good chainsaw and stump grinder.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 345941, member: 389"] I get it, they grow like a damn weed. I have some that grow 6 ft per year. In that sense you can buy a treeless piece of land and have some shade in just a few years, but every time the wind blows you get limbs galore everywhere! Only thing worse IMHO are willows, and guess what the majority of the rest of the trees are at my place? About every other year I have a burn pile of deadfall and removed trees that is roughly 20 ft wide, 10 ft tall, and 50 ft long. The only thing I will say is that if you plant them, make sure you plant some longer lasting varieties so that when the willows and hybrid poplars (some are called Aus-Trees) are on their way out you aren't left with a treeless landscape. In that sense, add something other than just conifers and lilacs. A good mix of maples, ash, oak, and other hardwoods are slow growing but by the time those softwoods burn out in 30 years, they are looking pretty good. This is also when you will need access to a good chainsaw and stump grinder. [/QUOTE]

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