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planting old style hedging

  • 22-12-2016 10:29am
    #1
    ooompie5
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    I have a field boundary that was taken out years ago and replaced by horse fencing. This is now at the end of its life and needs replacing.

    I would actually like to get back to the former situation of what used to be there ie a mixed country hedge like you find everywhere.

    Any advice on how to go about planting this, what plants to use, what mixtures etc


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  • #2
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    ooompie5 wrote: »
    I have a field boundary that was taken out years ago and replaced by horse fencing. This is now at the end of its life and needs replacing.

    I would actually like to get back to the former situation of what used to be there ie a mixed country hedge like you find everywhere.

    Any advice on how to go about planting this, what plants to use, what mixtures etc

    This might be of help?
    http://www.futureforests.net/br_mix_hedging.htm


  • #3
    Genghis Cant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,980 ✭✭✭Genghis Cant


    I planted a couple of nice hedges around the place here.
    The last one is about 75% hawthorn and the other 25% made up of hazel, beech, spindle, Holly, dog rose, guelder rose. I stuck a few crab apple through it lately and an the other odd plant that I'd come across eg. There's one field maple and one lilac in it somewhere.

    If you want the hedge to thrive well get a mini digger and cultivate a decent seedbed for the plants, walk them in well and keep them as weed free as you can. It won't be long till you've a fine hedge!


  • #4
    Jonny303
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭Jonny303


    Genghis Cant wrote: »
    I planted a couple of nice hedges around the place here.
    The last one is about 75% hawthorn and the other 25% made up of hazel, beech, spindle, Holly, dog rose, guelder rose. I stuck a few crab apple through it lately and an the other odd plant that I'd come across eg. There's one field maple and one lilac in it somewhere.

    If you want the hedge to thrive well get a mini digger and cultivate a decent seedbed for the plants, walk them in well and keep them as weed free as you can. It won't be long till you've a fine hedge!

    What kind of timeframe would you be talking?


  • #5
    Genghis Cant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,980 ✭✭✭Genghis Cant


    Jonny303 wrote: »
    What kind of timeframe would you be talking?

    It's all relative really. But we've a hedge planted Spring 2012 and it's thick and good shelter about 4' high at present. We've cut it back to that hight. Infact when it was planted we cut it back immediately after planting to 6". A double staggered row of quicks is the basis of that particular hedge.
    I've another here at the house planted spring 2016 and it's flying. I didn't cut it back at planting but will prune it hard this winter. I expect it to start to look like a hedge by the end of next year. And 2018 should thicken it up further.
    I think a hedge is like any other crop. Poor seedbed and full of weeds will slow it down completely.


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