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I wanted to know what are good trees to plant in the backyard? More specifically I would want to buy already grown big trees for some privacy in the backyard.

What trees would you recommend? And where should I buy them?
Thanks

Japanese Maples are great - specifically the Bloodgood Maple due to there hardiness but not so much for privacy. Another great one would be the emerald cedars which can grow quite tall.

Just be careful with the type of trees as some grow enormously for a smaller type backyard that we see in a lot of the new subdivisions, as the roots can get into the basement foundation.

If you are in a new home with the typical small yard then do yourself and all your neighbours a favour and DO NOT plant a Red Maple an Oak tree, Blue Spruce, or any other tree that will grow to become an ever consuming monster in your back yard. Once it becomes a monster and needs to be removed then because of it inaccessible location, it will cost a fortune to remove.

In other words, buy a tree that will mature at a small size.

Off the top of my head, why not look into Skyrocket Junipers. They are evergreens and like the name suggests, they grow straight up leaving lots of yard space for you to enjoy.

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Amur maple (Acer ginnala) is a compact, dwarf form of maple tree that’s much more appropriate for small spaces than its many imposing relatives.

Size: Only five metres tall and wide.

Sky Rocket junipers are literally a pain.. as when they grow they drop prickly little shards. Bad especially if you have little kids around. Also look like hell after about 10 years with brown under branches. Any of the many greenhouses around can give you a good idea based on what your looking for. A relatively mature tree will be big $$ so I found prices for these are the best late in the fall. Should see at least a 20 - 30% discount then and roots will winter well ready for a spring start.

True, they are messy directly below the tree. After about 10 years I removed ours because we re-landscaped our front yard and they did not fit in, but up until then they looked great. Personally, if I had a small back yard I would pick a slow growing dwarf deciduous tree and trim the bottom branches so that the "canopy" would be high.

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Hackberry would be a nice tree as an Ash alternative. Serviceberry in tree form is nice (also available as a shrub). A redbud is nice as well. Birch trees are nice and grow quickly if watered. Paper Birch has great bark but needs to be watered so it is not stressed as it could succumb to bronze birch borer. River birch is less susceptible to bronze birch borer. Don't prune birch trees in spring as sap runs. (I assume maples should not be pruned in spring as well).

Ornamental pear tree. We have two mature trees (large mature trees when we planted them 5yrs ago). They grow slow, but narrow and vertical and the tight canopy provides us perfect privacy for where we've placed them. Ours keep their leaves late in the fall too which is nice.
We dislike the messy white and smelly blooms in the spring, but it does look nice when it does bloom.
So far, they seem quite hardy.

We love our serviceberry tree in our yard. You can buy them fairly mature from Van Dongen's (it was under $1000 a few years ago). We picked it over the ornamental pear because it's native to North America, and it's low maintenance with very little mess (you just have to keep pruning the suckers or it will try to become a huge shrub). It has tasty berries you can eat if the birds don't beat you to it. BUT it doesn't provide quite as much privacy as you might want.

Head to Connon Nurseries in Waterdown. They have a big tree farm with everything organized by height. Really helpful and they drive you around in a golf cart - thats a big win.

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They do this at van dongens as well which is only 7 minutes away.

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Haha wow, I was not expecting all these different type of tree names.

I was looking into the skyrocket junipers, I could see myself placing it in a certain corner of my backyard. But there is one other corner that I wanted to cover by using a tree (plus I personally think it would look nice). Though I do have the typical new home backyard.

From what I googled the Amur Maple and Japanese maple is nice! + the size is not too big...
I also liked the Red Bud... but I also don't want a tree infested with bees in the summer. We have this really nice purple flower mini tree (Im horrible at names)... its a pain with all the bees.

How much do you guys think I would be spending on a "mature" tree?

Thanks for the replies!

I would avoid things like pear / fruit trees as they attract pests

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