Cost effective Screening?

[MarkJUrban]

I recently purchased 40 acres of land in Carroll county, Ohio. I have 200 yards of road frontage which I would like to screen off.

I have begun to hinge cut some of the areas, but it will not be as effective as I would like.

I have been looking into a large purchase of Norway Spruce, or possibly a bamboo (Phyllostachys bissetii). How would you go about screening an area this large?

mark

[drummin_log]

How long ago did you start the hinge cutting? Is the 200 yards of road frontage already in trees or is there a strip of nothing between the road and where the trees begin?

[MarkJUrban]

I started last weekend. The trees are right up against the road. My problem is that the property slopes down about 30 ft from the road. This allows people driving by to view the entire flat / swamp area of my property.

[Stump]

I was flipping through a landscaping magazine the other night and stumbled on something that was described as a fast growing willow. 6' a year! I thought right away if someone needed to block an area off from others, this would be the ticket. I have no idea if it's feasible $ wise or what they would truly would turn into though or maybe there's a better option.

A quick google search and I found this link.

http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/WillowHybrid.htm

[MarkJUrban]

Stump,

Thanks for the info, I will look into it. I will let you know what we come up with.

Mark

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[MarkJUrban]

Willow%20Hybrids.jpg - pic of the fast growing willow.

[drummin_log]

Carroll County is a very good county to harvest some really good deer but that county unfortunately is known for a “little night activity” if you will. So, I understand what your going for in this situation. Reference the hinge cutting, it will take sometime to produce into what you have imagined in your head but it will get there. There are many other ways that we solve this problem but all will take a couple years to mature into a screen. We have done just about everything under
the sun to resolve this problem for my clientele. We have used round bales and let the native vegetation grow in and around the bales.. That works well if you have access to the round bales. Fast growing White Pines are great but they take several years to mature as well. The best method that we have found, but patience plays an important role here, is switchgrass and after it mature in 2 years, we go ahead and plant white pine in the switchgrass. Boy howdy does that work!
My advise in your situation is to be patient and spend your money not on Spruce and etc. but spend your hard earned money on managing the interior of your property the proper way so poaching will likely not occur toward the frontage.


Thanks for the question and please feel free to give us a shout to explain further.

Erich D. Long

[MarkJUrban]

Erich,

The round bales may work good for a quick fix. I'm not sure if I will go this route. I'm steering toward letting the hingecutting taking effect, along with innexpensive seedlings.

I found a listing on craigslist, you may want to keep the below contact for your clients if they choose to utlize bales.

http://tuscarawas.craigslist.org/grd/2803599140.html

A plan is coming together so I can hit the ground running and effectively spend my money in the spring.

I agree with you that the interior of my property should be a focus.

thanks again.

Mark