Amelanchier lamarckii for screening?

[QueenOfIce]

Our back garden fence is overlooked by a row of 3 terraced houses. A gardener suggested we screen ourselves by planting Amelanchier lamarckii which I think is a lovely idea.

Question is we have cats who are unable to get out due to cat protection rollers I don't want them to suddenly be able to scale trees and get out or other cats get in.

How far away from the fence should we plant them and what do we then do with the space left between the trees and fence?

Amelanchier is deciduous, so I would not think it was ideal for screening. As for scaling the tree, unless you buy a single trunk tree, I expect most cats could climb it. Would you consider pyracantha or yew for screening? Both are evergreen and we have them to very effectively keep cats out or our garden.

Wow you've got cat protection rollers .I've heard of these and seen adverts but never knew if they worked or anyone who had them .

No help but I do see your problem re screening .

I don't suppose black bamboo might be an answer - bendy and light so cats couldn't climb ?

the June berry is so pretty I can see why it would be lovely but I think you'd need to planr it a good distance away from the boundary - 4' ?

Yes I'd consider anything that looks nice, I'm wondering about using that awful netting along the fence to stop cats then planting something that will screen that also so we won't have to see it!

I quite like the raised screening idea.

Yes bamboo is a good shout but go for clumping rather than a running type. Pleached trees are a lovely but expensive alternative.

Doesn't bamboo grow ridiculously? I like the pleached trees I'm trying to work out how many we would need.

If you are going for pleaching it is a good idea to stagger them different distances from the wall. This will mean you will need less to provide screening. Something to do with geometric angles. It will also make them much easier to maintain them.