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If you want to block a view or create more privacy in your landscape, we have plants for you.

At Cobb Nursery by the riverside we have plants in containers and field- grown plants as well. If we don’t have what you are looking for, we may be able to find it for you. Let us help you create what you are looking for in your landscape.

Plants that can work as a privacy screen (that we have) are listed below. 

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Plants in the field can be dug in the fall and spring for planting. Container plants can be planted almost anytime with care and appreciation for the elements and the plant needs.

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COBB NURSERY is nestled beside the Catawba River 10 minutes northwest of the city of Morganton western North Carolina. We proudly grow and sell high quality trees at our nursery. At COBB NURSERY, we strive to offer first rate plants along with excellent service. If we don’t have it at our nursery, we will do all we can to locate it for you.

We would love to have the opportunity to work with you in supplying your landscape needs.

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Blue Cone Arborvatie / Thugo orientalis

  • Evergreen With Upright Oval, Almost Egg-shaped Habit. Distinguishing Feature is the Bright Glaucous Blue Cones, Contrast Against Green Foliage
  • Height: 8 ‘– 12’ High and 5’ – 7’ Wide
  • Spacing: 4-5 feet apart for privacy screen
  • Exposure: Full to partial sun
  • Uses Screens, hedges
  • Growth Rate: Growth Rate Moderate to fast
  • Foilage Color: Green
  • Zones: 5 – 10

 

Blue Princess – Blue Holly (Ilex meserveae)

  • Height 10 – 15 ft, Width 8 – 10 ft
  • Spacing 10 – 12 ft
  • Exposure Plant in sun or partial shade
  • Hardy Temp -20°F (-28°C)
  • Uses: Hedges; foundation plantings
  • Features: Female holly with dark blue-green evergreen foliage. Abundant dark red berries in fall and winter. Use Blue Prince as the pollinator.
  • Soil: Prefers moist, acidic soils. Protect from winter sun and wind in the north.
  • Pruning: Prune to shape after flowering
  • Type EvergreenFlower Color: White
  • Foliage Color: Dark Green
  • Zone 5 – 9

‘Castle Spire’ Blue Holly
(Ilex meserveae ‘Hatchfee’)

  • Height 8 – 10’, Width 3 – 4’
  • Spacing 4 – 5’
  • Exposure: Plant in sun or partial shade
  • Hardy Temp -20°F (-28°C)
  • Uses: Great as a foundation plant, specimen or hedge, can be used as a replacement for pyramidal yews. Good in groupings and mass plantings, perennial and shrub borders, can be used as a screen or hedge. An outstanding plant for the winter landscape.
  • Features: Compact pyramidal evergreen holly. Red winter berries. Use Castle Wall as pollinator.
  • Soil: Prefers moist, acidic soils. Protect from winter sun and wind in the north.
  • Pruning: Prune to shape after flowering.
  • Type: Evergreen
  • Bloomtime: Spring
  • Flower Color: White
  • Foliage Color: Dark Green
  • Zone: 5 – 7

‘Densiformis’ Yew (Taxus media)

    • Height 4 – 5’, Width 4 – 6’
    • Spacing 4 – 5’
    • Exposure: Plant in sun or shade
    • Hardy Temp -20°F (-28°C)
    • Uses: Foundation plantings; hedges.
    • Soil: Adaptable to most well-drained soils.
    • Pruning: Trim to shape in late winter/early spring.
    • Type: Evergreen
    • Foliage Color: Green
    • Zone 5 – 7

Emerald Green Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald’

  • Great for Hedges or Screens
  • Plant 2′ to 3′ Apart for Screens
  • Narrow Pyramidal Form
  • Shimmering Emerald Green Foliage
  • Grows 10′ to 15’+ High by 3′ to 4′ Wide
  • Zones 3 to 7

‘Filips Magic Moment’ Arborvitae
New this year is a small arborvitae with chartreuse-yellow leaves instead of green. It should provide a nice contrast to the mono-color that many yards become by summer, once the spring-blooming trees are done flowering. While other yellowish arborvitae are on the market, this one promises to grow slowly and no higher than eight feet. Regular arborvitae, by contrast, can get much, much taller, overpowering your house or nearby shrubs.

Common Name: ‘Arborvitae’
(Arborvitae) ‘Filip’s Magic Moment’ Thuja is a great alternative to the overly used Alberta Spruce. With its semi compact habit, standing 6-8 foot tall ‘Filip’s Magic Moment’ is a beautiful gold foliaged evergreen shrub. It is easy to grow and would be a great option to plant in a formal entry way. Thuja ‘Filip’s Magic Moment’ grows best in a full sun to part shade location and prefers to be grown in deep, well drained soils. Although trimming Thuja is generally not needed, if you desire it may be done in early spring. A Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Flowering Shrub.

  • Height: 6-8 Feet, Spread: 1-3 Feet
  • Hardiness Zone: 3-7

‘Gold Mop’ False Cypress
(chamaecyparis pisifera)

  • Height 5 – 6’, Width 3 – 5’
  • Spacing: 6 – 7’
  • Exposure: Full Sun
  • Hardy Temp -30°F (-34°C)
  • Uses: Foundation plantings, specimen plant.
  • Features: Yellow evergreen foliage holds its color well in full sun. Low, semi-weeping habit. Deer resistant.
  • Soil: Moist, loamy soil. Likes humidity.
  • Pruning: Little needed. Trim in early spring.
  • Type: Evergreen
  • Foliage Color: Yellow-green
  • Zone: 4 – 8′

‘Hetzii Columnaris’

  • Height 10 – 15’, Width 3 – 6’
  • Spacing: 6 – 8’
  • Exposure: Full Sun to some shade
  • Hardy Temperature -30 F° (34°C)
  • Uses: Screen or background planting
  • Features Upright, pyramidal form with crisp bright green foliage on dense, tight branches
  • Soil: Well-drained soil, once established occasional water if dry
  • Pruning: Can be trimmed in winter and early spring
  • Type: Evergreen
  • Foliage Color: Bright green
  • Zone: 4 – 9

‘North Pole’ Arborvitae

  • Height 10 – 15′ ; Width 3 – 5’ ; Spacing 5 – 7′
  • Exposure Sun or partial sun
  • Hardy Temp -40°F (-40°C)
  • Uses The tight, columnar habit makes this a great specimen or screen for narrow sites. Use as a bold accent plant in mixed borders.
  • Features Narrow upright columnar habit is perfect for narrow sites as a specimen or screen. Little care is needed. Evergreen. Hardy, resists winter burn. Excellent landscape plant.
  • Soil Prefers deep, well drained soils.
  • Pruning Shear in early summer after spring growth has expanded.
  • Type Evergreen
  • Foliage Color Green
  • Zone 3 – 7

 

‘Skywalker’ Arborvitae
(Thuja occidentalis ‘SMTOBP’)

  • Height 12 – 15’, Width 3 – 5’
  • Spacing: 3 – 5’
  • Exposure: Plant in sun or partial shade
  • Hardy Temp -40°F (-40°C)
  • Uses: Hedges; screens
  • Features: Evergreen, Narrow.
  • Soil: Prefers deep, well drained soils.
  • Pruning: May be trimmed in early summer.
  • Type: Evergreen
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Zone: 3 – 7

‘Soft Serve’ False Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Dow Whiting’

    • Height 6 – 10’, Width 6’
  • Exposure: Plant in sun or partial shade
  • Hardy Temp -20°F (-28°C)
  • Uses: Shrub borders, hedges, specimen, perennial borders and containers.
  • Features: Evergreen with soft, bright green leaves flecked silver blue underneath. Compact. Elegant soft texture. Deer resistant.
  • Soil: Moist, well drained soils. Fertilize in early spring.
  • Pruning: Little needed. Trim in early spring.
  • Type: Evergreen
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Zone 5 – 7