Screening Plants

Plants that are ideal for screening have dense foliage, strong stems that are wind-resistant, and are easy to grow with little care after establishment. Most people prefer evergreen plants for screens so that they remain effective visually through the winter but some deciduous species also work if they are very twiggy.

Umbrella Clumping Bamboo Fargesia rufa Mature Height: 8ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: mostly shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Starting at $19.99 Golden Crookstem Bamboo Phyllostachys aureosulcata Lama Temple Mature Height: 20ft Hardiness Zones: 5-9 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Starting at $45.00 Solid Stem Bamboo Phyllostachys nidularia farcta Mature Height: 20ft Hardiness Zones: 6-9 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: wetland to average Starting at $35.00 Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata Mature Height: 75ft Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Starting at $15.00 Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii Mature Height: 30ft Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Starting at $55.00 Beautiful Bamboo Phyllostachys decora Mature Height: 30ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Starting at $65.00 Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Mature Height: 25ft Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: mostly sun to full sun Foliage: deciduous Water: wetland to dry Starting at $35.00 Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Mature Height: 150ft Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Starting at $8.50 Green Stripe Bamboo Phyllostachys aureosulcata Spectabilis Mature Height: 25ft Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Starting at $45.00 Incense Cedar Calocedrus decurrens Mature Height: 75ft Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to xeric Starting at $10.00 Dwarf Blue Tipped Cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera Boulevard Mature Height: 5ft Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Starting at $12.00 Alaska Yellow Cedar Cupressus nootkatensis Mature Height: 25ft Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Starting at $10.00 Arrow Bamboo Pseudosasa japonica Mature Height: 15ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Starting at $65.00 Weeping Clumping Bamboo Fargesia denudata Mature Height: 15ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: mostly shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Sold out but likely back soon. Blue Fountain Bamboo Fargesia nitida Mature Height: 10ft Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: mostly shade to partial shade Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Not in production this year. Chilean Clumping Bamboo Chusquea culeou Mature Height: 20ft Hardiness Zones: 7-9 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Out of season. Upright Clumping Bamboo Fargesia robusta Campbell Mature Height: 15ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: mostly shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Not in production this year. Giant Coast Redwood Tree Sequoia sempervirens Mature Height: 300ft Hardiness Zones: 7-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Sold out but likely back soon. Evergreen Prague Viburnum Viburnum pragense Mature Height: 10ft Hardiness Zones: 5-9 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: mostly sun to full sun Foliage: evergreen Flowering: May Water: average Sold out but likely back soon. Evergreen Coffeeberry Frangula californica occidentalis Mature Height: 6ft Hardiness Zones: 6-9 Spread: single stem form Aspect: mostly shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Flowering: May, June Water: average to xeric Sold out. Snow Brush Ceanothus velutinus Mature Height: 10ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Out of season. Square Stem Bamboo Chimonobambusa quadrangularis Mature Height: 15ft Hardiness Zones: 8-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Out of season. Hedge Bamboo Semiarundinaria okuboi Mature Height: 12ft Hardiness Zones: 7-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Out of season. Green Stripe Timber Bamboo Phyllostachys vivax Huangwenzhu Inversa Mature Height: 75ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: mostly sun to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Sold out. Evergreen Viburnum Viburnum tinus Spirit Mature Height: 8ft Hardiness Zones: 7-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Flowering: February, March Water: average Sold out but likely back soon. Stone Bamboo Phyllostachys angusta Mature Height: 12ft Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: mostly shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Out of season. Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani Mature Height: 40ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: mostly sun to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to xeric Sold out. Giant Clumping Bamboo Chusquea gigantea Mature Height: 25ft Hardiness Zones: 7-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Out of season. Chinese Hemlock Tsuga chinensis Mature Height: 25ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Foliage: evergreen Out of season. Large Leaf Bamboo Sasa palmata Mature Height: 8ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: mostly shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Out of season. Dwarf Silver Sawara Cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Baby Blue Ice' Mature Height: 5ft Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Not in production this year. Weeping Pussy Willow Salix caprea Pendula Mature Height: 6ft Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: mostly sun to full sun Foliage: deciduous Flowering: March Water: wetland to average Sold out but likely back soon. Green Stripe Golden Bamboo Phyllostachys aurea Koi Mature Height: 15ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: mostly shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Not in production this year. Monterey Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa Mature Height: 30ft Hardiness Zones: 7-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Sold out. Snakeskin Bamboo Phyllostachys nigra Bory Mature Height: 40ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Not in production this year. White Flowering Spirea Spirea nipponica White Falls Mature Height: 5ft Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: deciduous Flowering: May Water: riparian to average Sold out but likely back soon. Mini Cactus Cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa Chirimen Mature Height: 3ft Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Not in production this year. Dwarf Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 'Hussi' Mature Height: 4ft Hardiness Zones: 3-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Sold out. Yellow Groove Bamboo Phyllostachys aureosulcata Mature Height: 25ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Sold out but likely back soon. American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana Mature Height: 35ft Hardiness Zones: 3-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: deciduous Water: riparian to dry Sold out but likely back soon. Golden Timber Bamboo Phyllostachys bambusoides Allgold Mature Height: 40ft Hardiness Zones: 7-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Sold out but likely back soon. European Birch Leaf Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Mature Height: 35ft Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: deciduous Water: riparian to dry Sold out but likely back soon. Dragon Head Bamboo Fargesia rufa Dracocephala Mature Height: 10ft Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: mostly shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Not in production this year. Yellow Stripe Golden Bamboo Phyllostachys aurea Flavescens Inversa Mature Height: 15ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: mostly shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Not in production this year. Golden Incense Cedar Calocedrus decurrens 'Berrima Gold' Mature Height: 25ft Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to xeric Sold out. Brush Stroke Bamboo Sasa kurilensis Shimofuri Mature Height: 10ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: mostly shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Out of season. Black Bamboo Phyllostachys nigra Mature Height: 25ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Sold out. Colorful Clumping Bamboo Fargesia sp. Scabrida Mature Height: 12ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: mostly shade to partial shade Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Out of season. Green Giant Arborvitae Thuja x plicata 'Green Giant' Mature Height: 65ft Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: mostly sun to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Out of season. Yellow Stripe Timber Bamboo Phyllostachys vivax Huangwenzhu Mature Height: 75ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: mostly sun to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Sold out but likely back soon. Arrowwood Viburnum Viburnum dentatum Mature Height: 8ft Hardiness Zones: 3-8 Foliage: deciduous Out of season. Variegated Madake Bamboo Phyllostachys bambusoides Albovariegata Mature Height: 40ft Hardiness Zones: 7-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Sold out but likely back soon. Dwarf Variegated Bamboo Sasaella masamuneana Albostriata Mature Height: 2ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: mostly shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Out of season. Large Clumping Bamboo Fargesia songmingensis Mature Height: 25ft Hardiness Zones: 8-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: mostly shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Sold out. Umbrella Bamboo Fargesia murielae Mature Height: 12ft Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: mostly shade to partial shade Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Not in production this year. Pink Dappled Willow Salix integra 'Hakuro nishiki' Mature Height: 10ft Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: mostly sun to full sun Foliage: deciduous Flowering: April Water: wetland to average Sold out but likely back soon. Black Stripe Bamboo Phyllostachys nigra 'Megurochiku' Mature Height: 45ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Not in production this year. Western Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla Mature Height: 45ft Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Sold out but likely back soon. Gray Timber Bamboo Phyllostachys nigra Henon Mature Height: 55ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Not in production this year. Himalayan Clumping Bamboo Borinda boliana Mature Height: 25ft Hardiness Zones: 7-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Sold out. Bigleaf Clumping Bamboo Fargesia robusta Pingwu Mature Height: 15ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: mostly shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Sold out but likely back soon. Golden Sawara Cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera Harvard Gold Mature Height: 3ft Hardiness Zones: 3-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Sold out but likely back soon. Yunnan Pine Pinus yunnanensis Mature Height: 30ft Hardiness Zones: 7-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: mostly sun to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Out of season. Mountain Hemlock Tsuga mertensiana Mature Height: 25ft Hardiness Zones: 4-8 Foliage: evergreen Out of season. Port Orford Cedar Lawson Cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Mature Height: 50ft Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: mostly shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Sold out but likely back soon. True Golden Bamboo Phyllostachys aurea Holochrysa Mature Height: 15ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: mostly shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Not in production this year. Knobcone Pine Pinus attenuata Mature Height: 30ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: mostly sun to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: dry to xeric Out of season. Green Onion Bamboo Pseudosasa japonica Tsutsumiana Mature Height: 15ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Sold out but likely back soon. Yellow Stripe Madake Phyllostachys bambusoides Castillon Inversa Mature Height: 45ft Hardiness Zones: 7-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Not in production this year. Silk Tassel Garrya fremontii Mature Height: 10ft Hardiness Zones: 6-9 Spread: forms a multi-stem clump Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Flowering: February, March Water: dry to xeric Out of season. Hedge Bamboo Phyllostachys humilis Mature Height: 15ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to mostly sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average Not in production this year. Red Shoot Bamboo Phyllostachys rubromarginata Mature Height: 45ft Hardiness Zones: 6-8 Spread: spreads quickly by the roots Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Not in production this year. Blue Cactus Port Orford Cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Wissels Saguaro' Mature Height: 20ft Hardiness Zones: 5-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: mostly shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: average to dry Not in production this year. Lemon Scented Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma Goldcrest Mature Height: 8ft Hardiness Zones: 7-8 Spread: single stem form Aspect: partial shade to full sun Foliage: evergreen Water: riparian to average Sold out.