The Top Fastest Growing Trees for Your Garden
Looking to plant more trees in your garden? Here are some of the most successful, fastest growing species for the UK garden.
Weeping Willow
Creating lovely shady spots amongst its low-hanging canopies, Weeping Willows grow between 1.2 – 2.4 meters per year and can reach around 15 meters high. They do very well beside rivers and banks.
Lombardy Poplar
These tall thin trees are often planted in rows to form hedges and borders. They grow fast at 3.6 meters per year and can grow to a towering 20 meters.
Dawn Redwood
Native to China, these large trees are both tall and wide at 30 meters by 7 meters wide – ideal for larger gardens and often found in parks.
Eucalyptus
An evergreen variety that will provide some colour in your garden amidst the winter months as well as a heady scent – if untrimmed they can grow up to 20 meters.
Silver Birch
A familiar woodland tree to many, native to the UK, the silver, peeling bark of the Silver Birch can add colour and interest to any garden, growing to 30 meters at a rate of 40 cm per year.
River Birch
Growing at 1 meter a year if well-watered, these trees with striped bark are durable and will grow in almost any garden up to 27 meters.
Italian Cypress
These tidy trees are great for outlining your garden, creating a property divider or more privacy in your garden, growing 60cm a year and reaching 12 meters.
Maples
Maples, with their distinct shaped leaves and gorgeous autumnal colours are lovely for any garden and there is a variety to choose from. These grow to 24 metres tall, around 60cm a year.
Tulip Poplar
Add some foliage with these leafy trees, with their yellow tulip-shaped flowers providing colour too, which grow 90 cm a year and up to 30 meters.
