Fast-growing trees to block sight

[livemusic]

Sometime in the past month, I posted a need to block vision/sound from a highway and somebody suggested Eastern Red Cedar and also Southern Magnolia for my locale. I think those are good suggestions, as they are leafy and evergreen. I don't know how fast they grow. If anybody knows of another tree, let me know!

I have another need and that is a tree that grows fast. Somebody cut a shooting lane (deer hunter) on my property (without permission from my previous owner) right next to his deer stand and I want to plant trees on the lane near his stand so that it blocks his view. He shouldn't be on my property but I want to block the view anyway to remove his line of sight. Fast growth and leafiness are good. Pines grow real fast, so, I will plant those but they are not very leafy. What about red maple or any other tree? What grows fast? This is hardiness zone 8, southern U.S.

[sawguy21]

You can't post it and call the authorities when he is trespassing? To answer your question poplar might be a good choice, it seems to be a battle to keep that under control.

[DelawhereJoe]

How about some nice invasive bamboo with a kudzu helper, you wouldn't be able see anything in a matter of weeks. Most people around here plant Leland cypress or something similar as blockers for there yards. Sweet gum grows fast but in the winter same as poplar and red maple will lose all its leaves. It all depends how much money you want to dump into it.

[Czech_Made]

Lyland cyprus.

[TKehl]

Hybrid poplar planted in overlapping rows.

[Crusarius]

My area I would plant wild blackberries (black raspberries). If you ever tried to walk through a blackberry patch you would understand.

The dead ones are worse than the live ones.

[livemusic]

You can't post it and call the authorities when he is trespassing? To answer your question poplar might be a good choice, it seems to be a battle to keep that under control.

I doubt he will be on my land anymore but you never know. Other owners were absentee, I am not! As for posting, it's posted 'automatically' (entry is automatically trespassing without permission) these days in my state, but I will still put up some posted signs.

[Ljohnsaw]

How tall does it need to be?  Not a tree, per se, but wants to be! Privet.  Out here it keeps its leaves year round but does drop quite a few throughout the year.  If you don't keep after it, it will easily grow to 20' in 3 or 4 years, self plants with abundance!  It will grow so thick with all the young'ns, you can't walk through it let alone see.  New leaves are red in the spring, dark green older leaves.  White tiny flowers and tons of little blue berries the birds eat.  If you plant 4 to 5 feet apart and two rows alternating you will have a wall in no time.

[redneck]

X2  on the hybrid poplars.  they were used here on a local golf along a road to keep balls in play.  Amazing how fast they grew over the years

[curdog]

Is this an open area or in standing timber? If it's shaded,it will slow the growth on most species or most of the shade tolerant ones don't grow incredibly fast to begin with.