We currently have a screen of Italian Cypress and Podycarpus, located between our pool and our neighbors two story house, recommend to us by one of our local nursery's as fast growing.

The Italian Cypress are doing great, but the Podycarpus has been a headache when the winds kick up, especially during the fall/winter months. It's little leaves find their way into the pool, nearly daily. There are 6 of them located in a line, in between 6 Italian Cypress on either side. Basically, they are in the middle.

We like the look of the Italian Cypress, but don't want to replace the Podycarpus with more Italian Cypress.

What would be similar to Italian Cypress, that grows moderate to fast, is columnar (not conical) or boxed, isn't deciduous and grows to a minimum 25 ft and max 40-50 ft?

I've seen the Hetz Wintergreen and Thuja Occidentalis Smaragd, online, and the pictures seem to show them to be too conical for our needs and/or don't go over 25 feet in height.

Perhaps...there is some other type of "screen" type tree that when planted near enough to one another, can achieve a more solid screen to 30 ish feet? It would need to be something that doesn't drop leaves, bark, etc. though.

We live near the north end of the Central Valley of California.

Thanks!

http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/NellieStevensHolly.htm

http://www.brighterblooms.com/product/nellie-stevens-holly-tree.html

I never contemplated a holly, but looks like it grows pretty fast and would add an interesting contrast with the red berries in the winter months.

Question though, what isn't consumed by birds, the berries would fall to the ground in the spring. Right? Also, would these berries fall off the tree in winds that typically get no stronger than around 30 mph?