What is the narrowest and tallest hedge you can plant?

Question

I have a 5 foot wide side yard and would like to plant a hedge. Are there plants or trees that can grow 2 feet wide and 15 feet tall?

Answer 1

some plants you may consider:
sky pencil holly
youpan holly
tiny towers itallian cypress
Juniperus communis strictairish juniper- ( 3-4 feet wide by 12-20 feet tall)
Juniperus chinensis 'Robusta Green 12-16 tall 3-5 feet wide
Spartan juniper- 3-5 feet wide 15 feet tall
Medora juniper 10 feet tall and 2 1/2 feet wide
skyrocket juniper- heigth 15-20 width 2-3 feet
witchita blue juniper- width 4-6 feet, heigth 10-15 feet

Answer 2

You can get an upright arborvitae called Emerald Green, its maximum width is 3-4 feet and It will grow about 15-20 high. Make sure you are buying the right ones by checking tags for mature height and width, it should be on the tag. I put in over forty a few years back and it makes a nice year around privacy hedge. Be sure to check your plants tags tho I have seen some with the same name that get much bigger. These can be kept shorter and narrower by trimming.

Answer 3

I can't say about the narrow part but I know I have privet hedges that are about 18 feet tall.....They completely hide the neighbors ugly storage sheds. I'm inclined to think narrow just dosen't work with shrub/tree/tall.

Try the link below
Taxus x media 'Flushing' —
Full sun to partial shade, well drained soils. Very narrow column,.........
....( 2’ in width by 10’ in height )at maturity. Very dark green foliage. Female selection.
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faqs/GoodHedges.html

Answer 4

for formal hedging, oriental cedar (Platycladus orientalis) can be kept in almost any shape you like, provided you'll take the time to maintain it. But a hedge of any plant material, kept at only 2 ft thick would probably suffer from a lack of winter hardiness.

Answer 5

Realy depends on what zone you live in. But I would also suggest a conifer in most cases.
Your best bet is to go to a "Professional" nursery that supplies to the trade in your area.