Privacy trees for very small garden

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I am trying to find a tree or two to make my garden more private. When I look out my kitchen window, I can see a row of houses and it makes me feel claustrophobic.

I really like Pauls' scarlet flowering hawthorn but I think I need more than one tree.

The fence is approx 5-6m wide so very small. Height is 6m.

Can anyone suggest another tree or large shrub to make sure that I get the privacy I crave.
Despite my best efforts to improve drainage over the last few years, the soil is still quite heavy/clay although it is a lot better than it was.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions.

On one side of the garden, I grew clamatis but it doesn't help with privacy and the neighbour keeps cutting it and pulling it from the fence so it can't climb.....

Photinia. Evergreen. Quick growing. You can shape it like a tree.

Lots are happy in pots, but they take much more care.

Theyd need a soil based compost (John Innes no 3, which isnt a brand name, its just a type of compost). You'll need to scratch out the old compost at top of the pot in spring and replace with fresh compost.

A big BIG pot for a tree. If its thin (plastic) then youll heed to wrap it in bubble wrap in frosty weather.

Theyll need water and food too.

If you choose something slow growing its more workable.

Generally, its better to grow in the ground even if preparing a planting hole is awful. Alternatively, could you do it in a raised bed?

Saz12 This is super helpful. Thank you.

Bush roses!

I think buddleia would suit your situation very well.

You can easily train it into a tree on a single stem. It's very robust to grow in many different situations. Very fast growing but won't become overly tall, growing about 3ft a year up to about 15ft depending on variety chosen.

You can take local cuttings, stick a twig in water to root then plant - very cheap!

It's easy to keep to the desired size, and no expert pruning needed.

No issues with problem roots. Lovely flowers for most of the summer.
It's not evergreen (semi evergreen) so doesn't fall within local authority restrictions on hedge height.

Some of these are more plants than trees to be honest, and I doubt would give the desired effect. Bush roses for example only go to six foot max.

@JaneIves I'm considering buying a photinia standard size tree for the same reason. Would you consider taking a photo of yours at all, I'd love to see how they've matured as I've searched for hours online and can't find much. Totally okay if not 😊

This photo taken 18 months ago, so there's more growth now. I'm currently away so best I can do!

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@JaneIves thank you so much! They look great 😍

@Totreeornottotree just an update, this is the spring look of our trees, taken today.
They're in blossom now, shedding old leaves so I've just had a tidy up and I thought of this thread.