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QUOTE: "Tress will significantly attenuate sound and this is well published in the scientific literature. How much depends on foliage characteristics.
You might try Doug. Fir - they will grow very quickly around here and have rel. dense, persistent leaves (evergreen). You can put something you like better behind them. Plant another row in a few years -- When the originals get too tall, you can cut them and sell them or just rely on the ones behind. You may have some shading issues eventually - if so, cut the tallest ones down.
You can also use slower growing but more ornate trees in the second or 3rd rows you plant."
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OK, time to ask JYL for some data. How far is your home from the street/road that is causing the 'problem'.
My point (somewhat tongue in cheek) was; unless he has several hundred feet of space, to plant (as you suggest) row after row of trees and then wait for them to grow and make a difference ... he is better off with suggested 'other' noise abatement methods.
And yes, my 'TEST' was not at all scientific, just an attempt to show the humor of a few trees planted in an attempt to reduce road noise.
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