OK need some advice. We are looking at planting along 50 m of post and wire fencing to create some privacy along the side of the house.
The ground is a mix of rock and more rock and yes you guessed it more rock and gravel and a bit of clay. so we plan on tube stock or a tray of the smallest sized plants we can get to avoid having to dig anymore than we have to.
One of the local nursery's will have their tube/tray stock available for collection on June the 1st. But as they are selling out fast we need to let them know asap. so
We are looking for something that will grow 3-41/2 m high and preferably no wider than 3 m. We could prune it a little if it grew more. We are assuming we'd probably need to plant about every 2-2 21/2 m apart. Hubby would prefer the bushes/small trees to be fairly dense.
A list of natives possibilities below.
The choices they still have available are
in no particular order
Am interested in comments on how open they'd be and how long they live for. As well as suggestions on what might be best.
Hakea laurina ( pin cushion hakea) I like this one how open would it be?
Hakea bucculenta ( Red Pokers) not so taken with the flower on this one and it sounds like it might get a bit big
Melaleuca lateriflora ( oblong leaf honey myrtle) pics I've seen it isn't that appealing
Melaleuca vimibea ( Mohan) looks a lot wider than tall in the pics I've seen.
Callistemon glauca speciosus ( albany bottle brush) Looks ok
Callistemon phoeniceus (fiery bottlebrush) Looks ok
Acacia saligna ( golden wreath wattle- coojong) ok I'm not a huge fan of Acacias and the thought of having a long row of yellow pompom flowered bushes doesn't really excite or thrill me at all.
Or does anyone local to me have any other suggestions? remember they have to be no bigger than tube stock.