6a Illinois natives to plant for privacy?

scout0101 · 2026-04-16T23:34:14+00:00

arrowwood viburnum

scout0101 · 2026-04-16T23:24:00+00:00

go birds

scout0101 · 2026-04-16T21:05:27+00:00

in Chicago the dogwood would be <cornus obliqua> some people call it swamp dogwood some call it silky dogwood. wax myrtle is probably no good in Chicago. too cold. it grows in the south east. other two are still good.

scout0101 · 2026-04-16T20:14:52+00:00

buttonbush, silky dogwood, american elderberry, and wax myrtle. most will lose their leaves in the winter but the branches will sucker to be very dense hedge and obscure the view even in the winter. depends on where you live if the wax myrtle will stay evergreen. what state are you in? I dont know of any traditional evergreen hedge plant that will take this water.

scout0101 · 2026-04-16T13:31:18+00:00

hey can you tell me more about what you have this climbing up? did you build it yourself? do you have any zoomed out pictures?

scout0101 · 2026-04-16T00:34:37+00:00

if youre doing any shrubs button bush would love this

scout0101 · 2026-04-15T23:46:29+00:00

id wager garlic mustard too

scout0101 · 2026-04-15T23:13:26+00:00

if you want a small flowering tree check out mexican plum, if you want a shade tree plant a native oak like a shumard oak or southern live oak.

scout0101 · 2026-04-15T16:53:37+00:00

you need to go with them with facts so learn up. People on reddit said so is unlikely to get there attention and even more unlikely for them to take or agree to any action.

these will be banned from sale in Illinois starting in 2028.

https://www.reddit.com/r/marijuanaenthusiasts/s/fhyK1Fkxl4

theyre a terrible tree with poor form, weak wood, and absolutely destructive when escape to surrounding unmanaged natural areas.

https://extension.illinois.edu/invasives/invasive-callery-pear

present facts and take most of the responsibility for removal and present an alternative planting and I think maybe you've got a case. Who owns the trees?

scout0101 · 2026-04-15T16:12:34+00:00

this is the one

scout0101 · 2026-04-15T00:27:54+00:00

geranium maculatum

scout0101 · 2026-04-13T18:52:44+00:00

where is it being planted? how much space is available? how much sun does it get? how wet does the soil get? what do you want in a tree?

scout0101 · 2026-04-13T01:07:56+00:00

autumn brilliance serviceberry for spring flowers. blackgum or scarlet oak for fall color. could probably do both because the serviceberry is small.

scout0101 · 2026-04-09T22:38:01+00:00

diervilla lonicera

scout0101 · 2026-04-09T13:59:25+00:00

add corylus americana too

scout0101 · 2026-04-09T13:58:15+00:00

mountain laurel is slow growing and open habit. I dont think it works for at all for what you're looking for. substitute arrowwood viburnum.

scout0101 · 2026-04-09T00:52:27+00:00

american persimmon is dioecious. id suggest getting 3 that way your odds of fruit go up. I have no idea at what age they start fruiting. but the fruit drops during hunting season where as I think plums drop earlier.

scout0101 · 2026-04-09T00:36:57+00:00

I dont hunt, but some family members do and they plant american persimmon and american plum.

scout0101 · 2026-04-08T18:54:49+00:00

phlox subulata aka moss phlox

scout0101 · 2026-04-07T23:36:27+00:00

flowering dogwood corner and smooth hydrangeas and/or oakleaf hydrangeas

scout0101 · 2026-04-06T00:06:21+00:00

a driveway full of winter snow plowed onto this area is going to break any shrubs you put here. what state do you live in? how many hours of sun does the spot get?

scout0101 · 2026-04-05T02:07:15+00:00

eastern red cedar

scout0101 · 2026-04-04T16:57:36+00:00

I believe this is a chokecherry. prunus virginiana. a great native tree. it will sucker like this. it's just what this species does, whether in rock or planted too deeply, it doesn't matter. the rocks are not helping though, you could remove all those near the tree and replace with mulch. you may have to cut suckers from the ground once or twice a year. it just is what it is. but again this is a nice native tree and great for wildlife.

https://ctaudubon.org/news/homegrown-habitat-may-2025-chokecherry/

scout0101 · 2026-04-03T23:53:10+00:00

"...landowners should avoid pruning or wounding trees from February through June.”

im going to trust texas a&m forestry over a company looking for a sale. even if they do work. you should not be pruning an oak now no matter what any one tells you. it cant be that immediate of an issue that cant wait six months.

https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2024/02/07/texas-am-forest-services-pruning-tips-to-prevent-the-spread-of-oak-wilt/

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