Thanks, guys. Will discuss further with the wife and current owner. I'm on very good terms with the present owner, and think the likelihood of any furture owner cutting these trees is very low, given where I'm planting (along my side an existing hedgerow, yet still on his side of the line). If I plant on my property, they'll be 50 -70 feet from the current hedgerow, meaning there will be in effect two hedgerows separated by 50 -70 feet of some sort of lawn. Also, that would be right at the bottom of the hill from my house down to his lot, meaning the trees would need to get taller before they'd do any blocking (the property line is the low spot in the lay of the land).