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All Gardens
Great & Small
by
York Co.
Horticultural Agei
Tom Becker
Landscaping With A
Windbreak
During the winter months
tall trees planted in one, two, or
three rows help control wind
movement across open land and
around the houses of farmers
and gardeners. A windbreak
located 50 to 200 feet upwind of
the house will greatly reduce
wind velocity and snow accumu
lation.
Important factors in the
effectiveness of any windbreak
include the height of the plants,
the width of the planting strip,
and the number of plant rows
are directly related to the
amount of wind reduction. The
taller and wider of the planting,
the more effective it is. Rows
should be 10 to 12 feet apart
with tress in a staggered
arrangement. The types of
plants used also have a bearing
on the value of the planting as a
windbreak (generally ever
greens are the most effective).
Large areas of dense forests
upwinds often can take the place
of a windbreak.
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Your windbreak success
depend on adequate space on
the property to allow for enough
plants. Unfortunately many res
idential properties do not have
enough space to plant an effec
tive windbreak. Tall plants used
near the house shades the house
in the winter and actually
increases heating costs because
of lost solar radiation falling on
the house. Most evergreen trees
can spread 10 to 12 feet at their
base which presents a space
problem. They also get tall
enough to create a shade prob
lem when used close to a struc
ture.
Where there is limited space
on the property consider using a
dense shrub of small tree border
or planting. Where possible
extend a windbreak 50 feet
beyond the ends of the area to be
protected. This planting helps
reduce the initial velocity of the
wind moving across the proper
ty. Such plantings help to reduce
the wind speed for a distance of
between 4 to 6 times their
height. Any reduction in the
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amount of wind striking the
house helps save energy. These
lower shrubs will not shade the
house.
For a windbreak choose
plants that are relatively hardy
for for your area. These plants
should grow quickly and provide
the needed cover. Finally, it
should have a form and growth
characteristic that supplies a
dense barrier to the wind.
The following plants are
hardy in most areas in
Pennsylvania, have a dense
habit of growth and do well in
most soils.
breaks: Lombardy poplar, hybrid
poplar, Japanese larch, amur
maple, red maple, European
hornbeam, Washington Haw
thorn, Green Ash, Pin Oak,
Japanese Tree Lilac, and
Blackshaw viburnum. Note:
Lombardy poplar, hybrid poplar
and Japanese larch are often a
temporary windbreak that's
removed after 10 years.
Medium size evergreens for
the outside rows: Colorado blue
spruce, Douglas fir, Serbian
spruce, white spruce, or white
fir.
Tall Evergreens for inside
rows: hemlock, white pine, red
pine, Austrian pine and Norway
spruce.
Burning bush, witch hazel,
beautybush, amur privet, com
mon lilac, arrowwood viburnum,
nannyberry viburnum, and
Siebold viburnum.
Before planting, check local
ordinances that restrict planting
near boundary lines. Soil test
the area before planting. Use
good quality plant materia] for
the initial planting. Balled and
burlapped or container grown
plants establish faster than bare
rooted material. If plants have
to struggle for several seasons
they are slow to form into a good
windbreak.
Keep trees watered well and
weed free to reduce competition
for moisture and nutrients in
the soil. Periodic soil testing and
corrective pruning also helps to
assure that they are getting an
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Government Services center,
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optimum level of nutrients for
good growth.
Windbreaks also serve as
noise barriers, visual screen
ings, effective snow barriers and
a refuge for wildlife. For more
information, contact your exten
sion circular 392, Windbreaks
and Shade Trees.
Any questions regarding the
above article can be addressed to
Tom Becker, Penn State
Cooperative Extension at (717)
840-7408.
Chat Night
about a variety of financial aid
programs and services, includ
ing grants, loans and work
study jobs.
Students and parents can
receive telephone assistance by
calling one of the numbers
below.
•Western Pennsylvania:
(800) 762-0025
•Central Pennsylvania:
(800) 692-7392
•Eastern Pennsylvania
(800) 729-4724
The Internet chat forum can
be accessed through the
Pennsylvania Higher Education
Assistance Agency's (PHEAA)
website at www.pheaa org.
essary for the appropriate man
agement of a home business,
where to look, and how to get
help in dealing with insurance
and legal matters. On-site
activities will supplement the
satellite broadcast from Penn
State.
The next program in the
Better Kid Care series, "A Good
Four-letter Word: PLAY," will be
Tuesday, March 3. Ib receive
registration information, con
tact the Extension office at (610)
696-3500.