07-05-2011, 07:33 PM
And to add on to all that Carey said, each of your steps will be a time consuming and costly endeavor. How many thousands of dollars do you want to pour into this undertaking? It might be easier to have your survey crew make marks/install flags or ribbons along your property line (rather than trying to clear a swath and run a string...), and then look at what you have already planted and mature along that line. Keep the good big stuff and then hand clear out the underbrush and do selective plantings to fill in the gaps. I agree with the suggestion of podacarpus, clumping bamboo and areca palms.