24+ Elaeagnus Privacy Hedge

I ve been looking for a a type of bush or tree to grow along my property line and use as a privacy hedge.

Elaeagnus privacy hedge. Partial to full sun. Fast growing and long lived elaeagnus are most often used in the landscape to form quick natural or formal evergreen hedges and screens. Oleaster hedge elaeagnus ebbingei hedge plants description a spectacular evergreen elaeagnus hedging is admired for its fragrant bell shaped small white flowers and orange berries which unusually are produced in the spring as opposed to the autumn against bronze coloured stems. Care free and drought tolerant. Their attractive silvery foliage also makes them useful as a large specimen shrub. Perfect for a tall formal hedge that takes well to pruning. Thorny elaeagnus elaeagnus pungens is also known as silverthorn and is appropriate for growing in usda horticultural zones 7 through 9.

Elaeagnus timing and spacing elaeagnus shrubs should be planted in autumn where hard frost and snow are rare and in spring several weeks after the last frost in colder climates. A privacy hedge that produces beautiful blooms talk about a good neighbor. A new slender bottlebrush for tight spaces with loads of blooms spring and early summer. Everyone at the local nurseries suggested elaeagnus. Up to 12 ft. Tall and 8 ft. Southern living plant collection has a diverse collection of camellias that fit any garden.

But what i wanted to ask was does this plant make a good privacy screen. Displaying an upright spreading growth habit the average elaeagnus forms a compact mound of shrubbery up to 20 feet tall and wide. Up to 10 ft. Oleaster hedges have wonderful grey or silvery green foliage and make a marvellous garden hedge providing. Dig a planting hole that is two to three times wider than the shrub s rootball and of the same depth. The elaeagnus ebbingeii suits hedges of four to eight feet in height and we would recommend planting this hedge eighteen to twenty four inches apart. So i bought 7 plants in 3qt buckets to test out.

Set close together the bushy branches form an impenetrable wall of thick foliage creating an effective windbreak barrier or privacy screen. When planted right and in the right spot elaeagnus shrubs are exceptionally easy to grow and care for. For a superb border hedge with added height and width all round privacy and a finish that s pleasing to the eye the elaeagnus ebbingeii is the hedge for your garden. It is a fast growing shrub to 15 feet and spreads 10 feet or more.