Discover the best trees for tall privacy screening in your garden.
Privacy screening is one of our most common requests with customers looking for effective solutions to conceal neighbours next door, unattractive buildings, unwanted views and privacy.
So tall screening trees are absolutely essential!
These varieties can reach in excess of 8m + tall while maintaining their foliage year round for constant screening.
These will require full sun positioning for optimal growth but please bear in mind that the final height depends on how well they thrive in their location with sunlight, water, soil quality, climate and location all playing a significant role in determining whether your trees will reach their full potential.
Advanced sizes can give you the head start to privacy in your garden.
TOP 10 TALLEST GROWING SCREENING TREE VARIETIES -
CUPRESSOCYPARIS LEYLANDII 'LEIGHTON GREEN' - CONIFER
Why Leighton Green for Tall Screening
Exceptionally fast growth rate
Capacity to reach 10m + Tall
Conical dense habit
Perfect for residential or larger acreage properties
SYZIGIUM LEUHMANNII - LILLY PILLY
Why Luehmannii Lilly Pilly for Tall Screening
Fast growth rate
Capacity to reach 10-15m Tall
Australian Native
Dense habit
Leave in natural form or can be hedged
Perfect for residential or larger acreage properties
WATERHOUSEA FLORIBUNDA - LILLY PILLY
Why Waterhousea Lilly Pilly for Tall Screening
Fast growth rate
Capacity to reach 10m + Tall
Australian Native
Informal hedging or screening - these have a natural relaxed weeping nature that can be left unpruned and still look fabulous
Less maintenance
Perfect for residential or larger acreage properties
ELAEOCARPUS EUMUNDII - QUANDONG
Why Eumundi Quandong for Tall Screening
Fast growth rate
Capacity to reach 8-15m Tall
Australian Rainforest Native
Naturally grows in a tall columnar form, holding its shape without the need for pruning
Perfect for residential or larger acreage properties
ELAEOCARPUS RETICULATIS - BLUEBERRY ASH TREE
Why Blueberry Ash for Tall Screening
Moderate to fast growth rate
Capacity to reach 4-8m Tall
Australian Native
Naturally grows in a columnar form, holding its shape without the need for pruning
No maintenance
Perfect for residential or larger acreage properties
ACMENA SMITHII - LILLY PILLY
Why Acmena smithii for Tall Screening
Fast growth rate
Capacity to reach 6-10m Tall
Australian Native
Dense habit perfect for hedging
Perfect for residential or larger acreage properties
CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS 'GLAUCA' - PENCIL PINE CONIFER
Why Glauca Pencil Pine for Tall Screening
Flow to Moderate growth rate
Capacity to reach 10m + Tall over a longer period of time, 10 yrs + to maturity
Narrow slender form resembling a pencil perfect for narrow garden beds or tight spaces
Perfect for residential properties
FICUS HILLII 'FLASH'
Why Ficus Flash for Tall Screening
Fast growth rate
Capacity to reach up to 10m Tall
Perfect for pleaching or clear trunking and underplanting
Dense green foliage
Perfect for residential or larger acreage properties
Caution - Invasive root system, keep clear of pipes & structures
TRISTANIOPSIS LAURINA 'LUSCIOUS - WATER GUM
Why Luscious Water Gum for Tall Screening
Moderate growth rate
Capacity to reach up to 12m Tall
Australian Native
Popular as a street tree with more of a tree form with a rounded canopy
Perfect for screening larger acreage properties
BAMBOO - BAMBUSA TEXTILIS 'FUSCA' OR 'GRACILIS'
Why Bamboo for Tall Screening
Exceptionally fast growth rate reaching maturity in optimal conditions in 18-24 months!
Capacity to reach 6-8m Tall
The best clumping bamboo varieties with tight upright tight habit
Ability to clear trunk as per the photo
Perfect for residential properties
If you are after large growing shade trees for larger properties, farms or paddocks you can watch the following video from one of our Melbourne growers on the best varieties to use for this purpose.
To watch CLICK HERE
We don't have these varieties listed individually on our website so please contact us if you would like to us to source these for you.
Please note the Melbourne grower in this video is a wholesale nursery only and does not sell to the general public.