Ivydene Gardens Plants:
Windbreak Garden Use List

Copious amounts of compost and mulch to conserve soil moisture, and the following defensive planting to protect the more tender plants from strong winds will aid you.

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The plants in the Windbreak Garden Use will be split into the following Soil Types:-

Any,
 

Acid or
 

Alkaline

Then, the Windbreak Garden Use list is sorted in the following table under the following height of plant range:-

Below 2 feet in height
Between 2 and 6 feet in height
Above 6 feet in height

Trees for the first line of wind reduction:-
Acer pseudoplatanus
Crataegus
Populus alba
Quercus Ilex
Salix
Sorbus aria

Conifers for the first line of wind reduction:-
Cupressus macrocarpa
Pinus radiata
Pinus nigra
Pinus maritima

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Shrubs for the first line of wind reduction:-
Arundinaria
Berberis
Eleagnus commutata, Eleagnus ebbingei
Escallonia
Euonymus ovatus
Hebe brachysiphon, Hebe salicigolia, Hebe speciosa
Hippophae
Olearia haastii
Pyracantha
Rosa piminellifolia, Rosa rugosa
Sambucus
Senecio
Symphoricarpos
Tamarix
Ulex

Trees for the second line of wind reduction:-
Acer platanoides
Alnus
Betula
Castanea
Fraxinus
Ilex

Conifers for the second line of wind reduction:-
Juniperus
Pinus sylvestris
Picea omorika

Shrubs for the second line of wind reduction:-
Aucuba
Arbutus
Buddleja davidii, Buddleja globosa
Choisya
Cistus
Colutea
Cotoneaster
Eucalyptus
Fuchsia
Garrya
Genista
Griselinia
Hypericum
Olearia macrodonta
Pittosporum
Ribes
Rosmarinus
Salix
Spartium
Viburnum tinus

Shrubs for the third line of wind reduction:-
Any from the Hedge Garden Use or Thorny Hedge Garden Use pages.

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Windbreak

Plant Name in Any Soil
Plant below 2 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Windbreak

Plant Name in Any Soil
Plant between 2-6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Windbreak

Plant Name in Any Soil
Plant above 6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Windbreak

Plant Name in Acid Soil
Plant below 2 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Windbreak

Plant Name in Acid Soil
Plant between 2-6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Windbreak

Plant Name in Acid Soil
Plant above 6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Windbreak

Plant Name in Alkaline Soil
Plant below 2 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Windbreak

Plant Name in Alkaline Soil
Plant between 2-6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Windbreak

Plant Name in Alkaline Soil
Plant above 6 feet in Height

Plant Type

80 x 30
 

 

Alnus cordata (Italian Alder)
 

Deciduous Tree