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Coastal trees

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  • 12-11-2019 5:12pm
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    StarBright01
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    Hi-looking for some advise please. Does anyone have any tips on shelter belt trees that would suit a coastal property? Preferably non pine trees.


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    Graces7
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    I have very old fuchsias here right by the shore and they do a wonderful shelter work. Growing to ten foot also and bushy.

    Greatly attractive to bees and other pollinators too and good nesting cover.


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    nthclare
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    StarBright01 wrote: »
    Hi-looking for some advise please. Does anyone have any tips on shelter belt trees that would suit a coastal property? Preferably non pine trees.

    Popular tree's, or crabapples


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    macraignil
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    I've seen sycamore growing right up to the edge of the shoreline on the Aran islands. Also seen some holly growing there as well and there is a hardy fuchsia that grows there fairly strongly. Olearia might also be an option.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    In addition Quercus ilex or evergreen oak does well in coastal areas. A shelter belt performs better with a mix of heights and density.


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    nthclare
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    Ligustrum, and Escallonia can be quite good too as shrubbery.

    As long as you plant them with big enough hole's the soil is good they should thrive.

    There's so many of them to choose from, one could be very creative with a planting scheme.

    Sadly a lot of today's horticulture graduates are not sticking to basics and get caught up in modernized gardens which are nice.

    But when it comes to brass tacks good old smart planting always comes up trump's.


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    magicbastarder
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    nthclare wrote: »
    Popular tree's, or crabapples
    i assume this was autocorrected from poplar!


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    nthclare
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    i assume this was autocorrected from poplar!

    I think there's no compromise there with your observation.

    Yes Poplar, a great example is Shannon town's planting of poplars, going from one end of the town to the other.

    A shelter belt planted in the early 80's they're quite good protecting against the onslaught of salty air and wind barriers.
    Quite flexible too might I add.

    They're very popular


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