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7 Tall and Slender Shrubs for Tight Spaces
February 27, 2025 - Perfect for containers or as an accent in beds and borders, ‘Orange Rocket’ is widely adaptable and a good choice for water-wise landscapes. ... The ultimate in low maintenance greenery, Roman Candle® Podocarpus takes Mother Nature at her ...
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22 of the Best Evergreen Shrubs for Privacy (All Zones) | Be Inspired
September 9, 2025 - Prized for its brilliant, silver-blue ... for a low-maintenance, large-scale privacy screening or a serious windbreak. Full sun. Moderate growing up to 15' tall and 6' wide; larger with age. Zones 3-7. If you’re not in a huge hurry, consider this glossy green shrub for its narrow form and bright, ...
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Evergreen shrubs look best year round some of which include; roses, azaleas. boxwoods,hollies, etc.
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What is the fastest-growing shrub for privacy?
The fastest growing shrub for privacy is hands down the Thuja Green Giant. Known for its large size and fast growth you will get privacy in no time.
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What plants make the best privacy screens?
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10 Tall Narrow Plants — Plant and Bloom Design Studio
July 11, 2024 - The Squeeze Box® inkberry holly is new to garden centers in 2024, and ticks all the right boxes for being able to create a tall, narrow, evergreen privacy screen, all year long. It grows 2-3 feet wide and up to 6 feet tall in full sun to partial ...
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15 Tall and Narrow Screening Shrubs for Year-Round Privacy in Small Garden
May 16, 2022 - Whether you’re looking to block an unwanted views or drawing the eye towards a specific feature in your garden or simply want a decorative privacy hedge here are 15 tall and narrow shrubs for screening particularly suitable for small gardens where space is tight. For a small long, columnar and very dense screening shrub, ‘Compressa’ common juniper is an exceptional choice. The blue green, aquamarine foliage of tightly packed needles will give accent to any garden, and in winter, it will also take on copper bronze shades. This evergreen conifer is both low maintenance and very strong: cold hardy as well ad drought resistant, it is ideal for urban and suburban gardens if you have little time to dedicate to your yard.
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7 Fast-Growing Hedges & Shrubs for Privacy - InstantHedge
March 16, 2022 - It tolerates partial shade as well as full sun, and it holds its green color all year. Deer leave it alone. Virescens Western Red Cedar is so well-suited to forming a fast-growing hedge that it requires very little maintenance.
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My Perfect Plants
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Best Shrubs for Privacy | Perfect Plants – Perfect Plants Nursery
Sky Pencil Holly privacy shrubs are an excellent choice for narrow spots or a vertical statement plant. Evergreen and requiring little pruning to maintain its shape, it will be only 2 to 3 feet wide when mature.
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15 Tall And Narrow Shrubs For Screening Purposes
December 8, 2023 - Juniper shrubs have a unique scent that adds an aesthetic layer to your landscape. These are among the easiest shrubs to care for, as they don’t require pruning and tend to remain low to the ground.
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Plant These 22 Fast-Growing Privacy Shrubs for a Secluded Yard
March 4, 2025 - Because it blooms on new wood, this shrub should be cut back every year in late winter. ... Mature Size: 6-8 ft. tall, 6-8 ft. wide ... Leyland cypress (x Hesperotropsis leylandii) is a fast-growing evergreen conifer adding 3 to 5 feet per year. Arborvitae (Thuja x 'Green Giant'), Japanese privet (L. japonicum), and Nellie Stevens (Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens') are also excellent selections. What are the best low-maintenance shrubs for privacy?
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Any advice for fast growing screening trees or shrubs, 15' minimum - Ask Extension
Most tea olives make excellent, dense evergreen screens or hedges in sun or medium shade. Holly tea olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus) grows 8 to 10 feet tall or more, and is more narrow than the other species mentioned here. Fortune's tea olive (O. x fortunei) matures at 15 to 20 feet tall.
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Tall, Narrow Plants for Tight Spaces in the Landscape – Garden Crossings
May 24, 2024 - Unlike almost all other Rose of Sharon shrubs, the Pillar varieties have a naturally narrow, tall shape that won’t need pruning to keep their tidy habit. Expect them to grow just 2-3’ wide and reach heights of 10-16’. That makes them a ...
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Le Jardinet
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Skinny Shrubs for Tight Spaces – Le Jardinet
April 6, 2022 - Incidentally I have seen Helmond's Pillar 6 feet tall and 2 feet wide so the size cited here is rather conservative. Conversely, I have found the golden form to be smaller and slower growing. A semi-transparent screen between neighbors using Helmond's Pillar, clematis, standard roses and columnar evergreens, rising from a carpet of Profusion fleabane.
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Need help finding extremely narrow privacy/screening shrub
Shrub will be in full sun from about lunchtime through dinner time. ... what about arborvitae Degroot's Spire? It's pretty narrow and doesn't get too tall, plus arborvitae grow fast. How much of the 35 ft.
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Reddit
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r/landscaping on Reddit: What skinny bushes can I plant here for privacy, small walkway maybe 3 ft wide . Thinking sky pencil holly
July 27, 2022 - I'd get native shrubs like rhododendrons or viburnums. ... Could always erect a small lattice and let some jasmine take it over. Evergreen, smells great, and will (eventually) completely obscure the neighbors’ view. ... I’m not sure if they are available in your zone, but Podocarpus make a great, narrow privacy hedge ... I planted Pillar Rose of Sharon in a similar space and I’m loving them so far. Should only get to be about 2 ft wide and 8-10 ft tall.
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Better Homes & Gardens
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19 Easy-Care Shrubs to Use as Hedge Plants for Outdoor Privacy
September 13, 2025 - This low-maintenance hedge plant grows slowly and can be sheared into a tidy wall of green in late winter. ... A popular evergreen shrub in the South, Japanese pittosporum has dense, compact foliage that makes it suitable for privacy screens ...
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YouTube
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50 Plus Plants for Foundation Corners - Tall and Narrow Garden Shrubs - YouTube
50 Plus Plants for Foundation Corners - Tall and Narrow Garden Shrubs - In this video we go over plants that are perfect for corner foundations, under high w...
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Note that I am an amateur and have no plant experience. However, based on my research, these plants are evergreen, narrow, and would grow in USDA zone 6b.

See the comments to the OP question for some important points on other factors that influence growth (spacing, drainage, etc.). Also pay attention to whether any of the species are invasive in your area. Holly for example is probably invasive on the US west coast.

For the height and width, I generally took the most conservative estimate for mature height/width I could find. For sun, I went with consensus, but it seems there is some debate. It also does not appear to be consistent what happens when a plant gets less sun than it's supposed to - some die, others grow more slowly, others change color.

Some plants listed are below the 15 foot limit but might grow that high depending on who you ask, and the conditions.

There is an almost limitless amount of cultivars for some of these plants. Even after 20 hours of research I was finding new ones. If there's a plant that almost meets your needs in one dimension, try seeing if it has a cultivar that may help in the other dimension.

Larger plants may be able to be trimmed to meet these specifications. However, it seems that the less the plant meets the height/width you're going for, the more trimming you will need to do. And trimming can kill or hinder a plant, depending on how receptive it is to trimming.

Finally, it appears that some plants have little to no upper limit on height (or width?). See for example this alleged Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana 'Canaertii' that is easily 50 feet tall and decades(?) old.

name sun height (conservative) width (conservative)
American Pillar arborvita (Thuja occidentalis 'American Pillar') unknown 15 3
Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens ‘Fastigiata’) full sun 20 10
Moonglow Juniper full sun 20 8
Colorado Spruce ‘Koster’ cultivar full sun 15 5
skyrocket Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana 'Skyrocket' full sun 15 3
white spruce full sun 12 5
spartan juniper full sun 15 4
taylor red cedar Juniperus virginiana 'Taylor' full sun 15 3
red cedar brodie Juniperus virginiana ‘Brodie’ partial sun 15 12
dragon lady holly (may be invasive and have aggressive roots) partial sun 20 5
malonya thuja Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis partial sun 20 4
baby blue spruce Picea pungens 'Baby Blue' partial sun 15 10
Leyland cypress (with pruning) partial sun 60 20
sky pencil Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' partial shade 6 2
eastern red cedar (many varieties including taylor and brodie) depends on cultivar depends on cultivar depends on cultivar

Further reading

https://www.thetreecenter.com/eastern-red-cedar-the-toughest-juniper-there-is/

https://leafyplace.com/narrow-evergreen-trees/

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The Tutu Guru
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Tall & Narrow Screening Plants - Hello Hello Plants & Garden Supplies
At Hello Hello Plants & Garden Supplies, we have a huge range of narrow hedge plants that are perfect for those hard to fit spaces. And with such a huge range, there is something for everyone and every garden style. Tall, screening bamboo, dense, non-flowering green hedges or a feature flowering screen to welcome you into the property.