Laying out a new garden can be quite expensive - especially if you have already bought large trees from the tree nursery. Fast-growing trees are a cheaper alternative, but they can often become very large. Therefore, always pay attention to the approximate final size of the selected species. Otherwise, you could have to replant the now huge tree in a few years.
Weeping willows grow very quickly
Fast growing deciduous trees
Willows are very robust and fast-growing tree species, which are also available in a large selection of varieties for the home garden. Poplars and plane trees also grow very quickly, but with their final size of up to 40 meters they can quickly blow up a normal terraced house garden. These species are usually only suitable for parks or large gardens. For the average garden, on the other hand, the blue bell tree (Paulownia tomentosa) is very suitable, which can grow up to 15 meters high and about 70 centimeters per year. The popular trumpet tree (Catalpa bignonioides) is just as quick. For small gardens, on the other hand, the vinegar tree (Rhus typhina), which only grows up to about six meters high, is recommended. But be careful: You have to use a root barrier here, otherwise a lot of runners will form.
The most beautiful fast-growing deciduous trees at a glance:
- Willow (Salix): v. a. Weeping Willow, Harlequin Willow, White Willow, Corkscrew Willow, and Catkin Willow
- Poplar (Populus): balsam poplar or birch poplar
- Sycamore (Platanus): v. a. London Plane, American Plane
- Bluebell tree (Paulownia tomentosa)
- Trumpet tree (Catalpa bignonioides)
- Vinegar (Rhus typhina)
Fast growing conifers
The primeval sequoia (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), which originates from East Asia (and is not related to the American Sequoia!), is particularly fast-growing. As a young tree, it grows in height by up to one meter per year, but can also be very tall at an average of 35 meters. Sickle firs (Cryptomeria japonica) and the native Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) are much smaller with a final height of around 15 metres, but they also grow very quickly.
Fast-growing conifers at a glance:
- Primeval redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
- Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
- Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Incidentally, particularly fast-growing trees and shrubs often do not reach a particularly old age. Poplars, for example, often have to be felled after around 50 to 60 years because they are no longer stable enough. As a rule of thumb, the older a tree gets, the slower it grows.
tips
With a good supply of water and nutrients, you can accelerate the growth of many trees.