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21 Oct ’14 - 7:00 pm
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how big of a lot do you have?

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Only 4/10 of an acre. Not a lot but it's a good size for being in the middle of the city.

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@groinkick what plants would be a good choice do you think?

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I'm currently looking at figs and peaches. I already have two pecan trees in the yard and some fruit would be nice. We just had a 300 year old oak die of oak wilt so I may put in something fast growing for shade as well. I'll review the water consumption with the nursery when I pick them up.

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do you need any privacy screening? look at hybrid poplars, they grow fast and need a ton of water

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Oh wow! I do... I was planning to just put up a 7' fence but the poplars seem sufficient. That should work because the side that needs the most privacy is downhill (slight grade).

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yeah, we looked at them when we needed to add some privacy, we went with the giant green thuja instead since it's a evergreen

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