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Fast Growing Privacy Trees
This page leans toward screening trees that establish quickly. Most are evergreen or semi-evergreen privacy picks, but a few broadleaf trees appear where the growth profile is a strong fit.
Matching trees
Fast growers for privacy screens, living fences, and wind protection.
Leyland Cypress
x Cuprocyparis leylandii
2.3–5 ft/yr (fast) · 40–60 ft tall · Zones 6–10
Best for: privacy · windbreak
Green Giant Arborvitae
Thuja x 'Green Giant'
3–4 ft/yr (fast) · 40–60 ft tall · Zones 5–8
Best for: privacy · windbreak
American Pillar Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'American Pillar'
3 ft/yr (fast) · 20–30 ft tall · Zones 3–8
Best for: privacy · windbreak
Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
2–3 ft/yr (fast) · 70–100 ft tall · Zones 4–8
Best for: shade · privacy
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
2–3 ft/yr (fast) · 60–90 ft tall · Zones 6–9
Best for: windbreak · evergreen
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
2–3 ft/yr (fast) · 50–80 ft tall · Zones 3–8
Best for: privacy · windbreak
Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria japonica
2–3 ft/yr (fast) · 40–60 ft tall · Zones 6–9
Best for: privacy · ornamental
Hybrid Poplar
Populus deltoides x nigra
2–3 ft/yr (fast) · 40–60 ft tall · Zones 3–9
Best for: privacy · windbreak
Willow Hybrid
Salix matsudana x alba
2–3 ft/yr (fast) · 35–50 ft tall · Zones 4–8
Best for: privacy · shade
Cherry Laurel
Prunus caroliniana
2–3 ft/yr (fast) · 15–25 ft tall · Zones 7–10
Best for: privacy · ornamental
Nellie Stevens Holly
Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens'
2–3 ft/yr (fast) · 15–25 ft tall · Zones 6–9
Best for: privacy · ornamental
Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
2–3 ft/yr (fast) · 10–20 ft tall · Zones 7–11
Best for: privacy · ornamental
Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara
1.1–3 ft/yr (fast) · 40–70 ft tall · Zones 6–9
Best for: ornamental · privacy
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