Landscaping with trees...

Hi all, I'm a keen gardener that has turned clueless! I got carried away buying trees to lanscape my garden for privacy, wildlife and amenity value, however, I've most likely brought too many and now not sure how far apart I should plant them? I would like to plant the following along the boundary next to highway- Crimson King next to Parrotia Persica with 6-7 metres distance between; an evergreen Rhysphylloa Oak 5 metres away from Parrotia and Grandiflora 'Victoria' 4 metres away from oak (image 2); 7 metres from the Rhysphylloa Oak I plan to have - Banksiana Pine 4 metres away from Cedrus Aurea, which will be approx. 3 metres away from Acer Griseum, which leads to Arbutus Unedo about 3 metres away - all 4 creating a rombus type shape (image 1). In the side garden 7 metres away from Rhysphylloa Oak - Ilex Handsorth 4 metres from Sequia 'Goldrush' 3 metres away from Cornubia, which is aprrox. 3 metres from Forest Pansy, which will be 3 metres away from another Cornubia (image 3) (I still have Ilex Silver Queen, JC Van Tol, Honey Locust, Rowan Embley, Rowan Joseph Rock, 2 Witch haxels and 2 Cornubia's being trained into a tree). Any tips on planting distance and suggestions on whether I have the right trees next to each other would be highly appreciated. Many thanks in advance and look forward to your comments/replies. Happy gardening!

Re: Landscaping with trees...

Reply from jean lamb

Hi
The only comment I am qualified to make about your tree project is check you definitely have a Cedrus Aurea not the more vigorous green variety! I thought I planted the former in a friends garden - I was assured at the nursery it was Cedrus Aurea - but alas it was not. After 10 years it grew to a massive 25/30 feet high with a 30 foot circumference! A magnificent tree but ill placed in a suburban back garden, half of which it had swallowed up. It had to be felled at great expense leaving a very bare garden behind.
Good luck!

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Reply from Pernah

Hi Jean, thanks for post. It's definitley an 'Aurea' - I tripple checked and it has light green/yellow new foliage. Sorry to hear about your tree...