Windbreak Design WIth Mixed Tree Species

Hello,

Our home has roughly 3 acres of pasture sited to the North/NorthWest of the home. We also receive pretty strong cold winds from the WNW for most of the winter season.

I have a handle of Canadian hemlocks, redbuds, and various deciduous saplings and bushes to use for the windbreak. How far do I space them from the home to allow for a dampening effect from the wind? How can I achieve ~50% permeability for ideal airflow? What is the spacing of the individual tree specimens?

Picture attached. Not the most artistic.

Thank you.

Zach

what is the height of the tallest tree of those species?  How tall does that tree grow? that is how far it would be best to be away from your house.

For dampening, space a windbreak two to five times how tall the trees will get away from your home. For example, a tree that will grow to be 35 feet tall should be planted 70 to 175 feet from the house.

I hope this helps ...

I've always heard that the sheltering effect of a barrier extends (to some degree) out to ten times the height of the barrier. However, two to five times, as Anne suggests, would probably work better. Otherwise, you could make several successive, lower, barriers, if that fits better. Or maybe put a row of the taller trees farthest from the house, then a belt of lower trees and bushes closer to the house? Just random ideas...