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Introduction Sweet Citrus Scented Blooms are Heavenly! Large, Creamy White Flowers in spring and summer Low Maintenance and Adaptable High Disease...
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Introduction Sweet Citrus Scented Blooms are Heavenly! Large, Creamy White Flowers in spring and summer Low Maintenance and Adaptable High Disease...
View full detailsIntroduction Stunning Orange-Red Fall Color Gets 40-60 feet tall Fast Growing - up to 2 feet per year! Great shade tree Never Bareroot... All pla...
View full detailsIf you’re ready for a natural privacy screen but short on space, the Junior Giant Thuja Tree is your solution! An ideal option for planting in smal...
View full detailsIntroduction America's Favorite Pear Tree! Stunning spring Blossoms Sweet and Juicy pears with a hint of Spice Perfect Pear for eating fresh, cann...
View full detailsDouglas Blue Fir Add Year-Round Blue Color and Texture to your Landscape! Extremely Easy Care, A True Classic in the American Landscape Hardy AND...
View full detailsIntroduction An American classic Long lived and strong tree Grows to amazing heights Great provider of shade and food for the ecosystem Often plan...
View full detailsIntroduction Plum Magic Crape Myrtle....Yes It's Really Here! Brand New Variety Compact size fits in any yard Low maintenance and disease resistan...
View full detailsIntroduction One of the Fastest Growing and Tallest Maples! Reaches heights up to 80 feet Silver-backed leaves Great tree for shade A true America...
View full detailsFor a sturdy, cold-hardy tree, the Quaking Aspen Tree is a perfect choice! This durable tree can handle even the harshest winters, and poor soil as...
View full detailsIntroduction A Rare and Unique Relic Once Thought Extinct! Long Living tree No Maintenance! Striking Golden-Orange fall foliage Tolerates wet soil...
View full detailsWith a name like Superior Hybrid Poplar, you know you're getting a best-in-class tree. And the Superior Hybrid Poplar Trees live up to its name in ...
View full detailsPlanting a Rainbow Eucalyptus Tree is like hanging a 100-foot-tall painting right in the middle of your landscaping! The Rainbow Eucalyptus grows t...
View full detailsWhile Birch trees are known to flourish in colder, northern climates, the Dura Heat River Birch also grows well in regions with hot, humid summers ...
View full detailsAre you looking for an evergreen tree that gives you privacy and protection without all the maintenance and hassle? The Green Rocket Leyland Cypres...
View full detailsSpartan Junipers are best known for their starring role as spiraled topiary columns! This living design element is most popular in Mediterranean an...
View full detailsIf you’re looking for a plant that thrives in the shade, you should try the Ice Dance Carex Sedge! This plant loves swampy soil and can grow in ero...
View full detailsThe Willow Hybrid Tree is a fast-growing, easy-to-care-for variety that creates an amazing privacy screen! Plant these trees together for your own ...
View full detailsRedbuds, like the Eastern Redbud, Oklahoma Redbud tree, Royal White Redbud, and Forest Pansy Redbud are flowering trees that tolerate some shade and have a fast growth rate. Fast growing shade trees, like the Weeping Willow and maples, like the October Glory Maple tree, Brandywine Maple, and Red Sunset Maple tree will tolerate some shade. The Nellie Stevens is a great fast growing privacy tree for part shade sites. The Cryptomeria Radicans is a fast growing evergreen that will grow in part shade conditions.
The best options in small ornamental trees that grow with a quick growth rate are crape myrtles or redbuds. Crape myrtles grow 3 to 5 feet per year, even the dwarf varieties! Check the mature size with crape myrtles. They vary from 4 to 5 feet tall to over 30 feet! Wax Myrtles can also grow 3 to 5 feet per year and only reach 20 feet tall and 10 feet wide. They can be kept pruned to be much smaller and grown as a privacy hedge. Leyland Cypress, Natchez Crape Myrtle, Carolina Sapphire Cypress, Muskogee Crape Myrtle, Tuscarora Crape Myrtle, Cleveland Pear Tree, Cryptomeria Radicans, Fuyu Persimmon, Thuja Green Giant, and Dynamite Crape Myrtle do not grow wider than 20 feet. Black Diamond Crape Myrtles, Catawba Crape Myrtle, Magic Crape Myrtles, Tonto Crape Myrtle, and Nellie Stevens Holly are excellent for small yards. They do not grow wider than 10 feet at maturity. Italian Cypress are narrow, columnar evergreen trees that are excellent for adding height to small yards. They can grow up to about 50 feet, but stay a mere 4 to 5 feet wide at maturity.
Keep the soil moist until you are able to plant your potted tree. Dig a hole twice the width of the container. Place your tree in the hole. Check from several angles to be sure the tree is straight before backfilling the soil. The top of the root ball should be slightly visible above the soil line. Backfill the soil around your tree’s roots. Apply 1 to 2 inches of mulch in a mound around your tree. Keep the mulch about an inch away from the trunk of your tree to avoid disease. Water deeply at the base of your tree until the soil is fully saturated. Water daily for the first week. Water deeply about twice per week for the first month or 2 while your Fast Growing Tree is establishing.
Spring and fall are the best seasons for planting trees throughout most of the United States. If you live in an area where the ground freezes in winter, plant at least 6 to 8 weeks before this occurs to give your Fast Growing Trees time to start to establish. Subtropical regions (growing zones 8, 9, 10, 11) can plant anytime in fall and even in winter. Plant in summer in cooler areas, but offer plenty of water.
Feed your fast growing trees with our balanced slow release fertilizer when planting and every spring to encourage the fastest growth rates. Our specially formulated fertilizer can be used at the time of planting with no risk of plant burn. This plant food feeds trees, shrubs, perennials, evergreens, vegetables, houseplants, and more for up to 6 months. Apply 1 teaspoon per foot for trees. Sprinkle on the ground or work into the surface layer of soil.
Browse our online plant nursery for additional options and check out our blogs about Fast Growing Shade Trees and Fast Growing Privacy Trees.