Looking for a really thorny bush

the_syco · 03-05-2015 11:30am #1

Hey,
Couple of neighbourhood kids are starting to pass over the back wall at a gap in the ivy "hedge", through the garden, and so I'm looking to fill the gap. Barbed wire, and glass n cement are ideas that would probably only get retribution from said kids.

Thus, looking for a thorny busy. Preferably one that doesn't need much nurturing, or has already grown a bit, to ensure it's not killed off by the kids before it even starts to grow. It'll be getting a decent amount of sun, and the soil is good. As it's outside the main bit of garden, we don't mind if it's bramble.

HeidiHeidi · 03-05-2015 11:35am

Pyracantha. Grows like billy-o, and very very thorny. Fairly nice looking as well.

Howjoe1 · 03-05-2015 11:38am

I'll second Pyracantha.

s8n · 03-05-2015 11:40am

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Pyracantha. Grows like billy-o, and very very thorny. Fairly nice looking as well.

billy-o ??

my3cents · 03-05-2015 11:43am

Sea Buckthorn is another good one.

monkeynuz · 03-05-2015 1:23pm

Third pyracantha, or hawthorn or blackthorn or sea buckthorn.

arthur daly · 03-05-2015 2:27pm

I like the Hawthorne and blackthorn.
Using cement and glass would have a serious legal side should one of them be injured

yellowlabrador · 03-05-2015 2:28pm

If you've got room, a rambling rose, it's lethal.

Charlie19 · 03-05-2015 2:34pm

Another vote for blackthorn and Holly would be a good option.

arthur daly · 03-05-2015 4:13pm

I like the Hawthorne and blackthorn.
Using cement and glass would have a serious legal side should one of them be injured

my3cents · 03-05-2015 4:56pm

I'll also add Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea' and what imo is the thorniest berberis Berberis Julianae.

MOTM · 03-05-2015 7:28pm

Gorse. Looks great in full bloom and impenetrable by kids. I use it for the same reason and it works perfectly

JuliusCaesar · 03-05-2015 8:13pm

Am currently cutting back a pyracanthia and will -ouch!- vouch for this. You'd want to be wearing full armour.

pablo128 · 03-05-2015 8:16pm

I have nothing to offer in the way of gardening advice, but I can get you plenty of black grease. A smear of that all over their Sunday finest and they'll think twice.

spygirl · 03-05-2015 9:43pm

Pyracantha here as well, flowers in summer, berries in winter and evergreen. Grows very well and nice long thorns. Normally trim mine every two years or so to keep it tidy and always dread it as the thorns really hurt

_Brian · 03-05-2015 9:48pm

Pyracantha is a vicious plant, thorns are incredible I hate trimming ours.

I'd hate the thoughts of jumping into one over a wall or through gap in hedge, perfect for your job.

SILVAMAN · 03-05-2015 10:47pm

this should put manners on them-it did on a neighbouring farmer.....

https://gardeningattheedge.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/the-killer-rose/

Prunus persimilis is excellent too-great fall colour and berries

the_syco · 04-05-2015 2:12am

pablo128 wrote: »

I have nothing to offer in the way of gardening advice, but I can get you plenty of black grease. A smear of that all over their Sunday finest and they'll think twice.

Something like this will only garner retribution for the local kids. One of the veg has already "disappeared" (hole left behind), so anything non-nature won't be done.

Qualitymark · 04-05-2015 5:14pm

And the lovely apple-smelling-in-rain wild rose eglantine - though when I say wild, I mean wild. You'll have a good time cutting it back as it roves all over the place, plucking at sleeves.
What does your garden back on to? A friend had the same problem with her garden and a football field in Corcagh Demesne and the Corporation fixed the fence, which kept her free from retribution.

Looking for a really thorny bush

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