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Wind Screen

17 years ago

I live in the DFW area. I constantly have the wind blowing from the west causing a shrilling sound around the house. I have a iron fence that separates our property from a flat praire. I was thinking of planting shrubs or something along the fence as a wind screen. I do not want anything too high, since I like to look out at the praire. I may consider 2 trees but again I would have to position the so they don't obstruct the view. Does anyone have any ideas? I like oleanders but I do have a dog.

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Cenizo
17 years ago
Oleanders make a great wind screen but they can get fairly tall. I've had oleander hedges for over 25 years and have never seen any one of my dogs show an interest in them. Oleanders have gotten a bad rep from the Chinese fire drill crew. But, they are hardy and once going, don't require a lot of water.
I'm sure you'll hear another side of the story soon.
Good luck!
podany4tx
Original Author
17 years ago
Thank you for your response. I realized after posting that the appropriate term for what I need is "Windbreak". Anyway - I am still favoring the Oleanders. Do you need to worry about freezes? I used to live in CA and Oleanders were alway a favorite. When I moved here 15 yrs ago, I couldn't find oleanders. I thought it was because of freezes.
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rick_mcdaniel
17 years ago
Only hardy oleanders live in DFW.

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