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Hedging Barerooted Availability List 2009

Also see Fact Sheet 5 - Hedges for Wildlife, this gives you lots of information and recommendations on how suitable hedging can benefit and attract various wildlife into your garden.

Name (common name) & Description	Conditions	Size
Acer Campestre (Field Maple) DECIDUOUS TREE. Makes a tree of medium size. can be used for hedging. Leaves turn yellow, sometimes flushed red in autumn.		HEIGHT: TBC.
Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam) DECIDUOUS TREE. Ideal as single specimen or for hedging. Fluted trunk and ovate, serrate, ribbed leaves that turn yellow in autumn.		HEIGHT: TBC.
Corylus avellana (Hazel) DECIDUOUS SHRUB. Native species forms large multi-stemmed shrub. Ideal for hedges and woodlands. Catkins in Febuary.		HEIGHT: 2.5m. SPREAD: 2.5m.
Crataegus monogyna (Common Hawthorn) DECIDUOUS TREE. Fragrant white flowers in late spring. Suitable for hedging.		HEIGHT: 10m. SPREAD: 8m.
Fagus sylvatica (Green Beech) DECIDUOUS TREE. Native tree. Smooth leaves contrast with the plain grey bark of older trees. Good autumn colour.		HEIGHT: 8m in 20 years.
Fagus sylvatica Purpurea (Copper or Purple Beech) DECIDUOUS TREE. Light red foliage turning dark purple. The brown leaves stay on the plant through the winter.		HEIGHT: 8m in 20 years.
Ligustrum ovalifolium (Oval-leaf Privet) EVERGREEN SHRUB. Fast growing. Ideal for hedging, with dark green leaves. Warning: Harmful if eaten		HEIGHT: 4m SPREAD: 4m.
Picea abies (Norway Spruce) EVERGREEN CONIFER. Makes an imposing tree of broadly pyramidal habit. Hardy and grows almost anywhere.		HEIGHT: 3-4m in 10 years.
Prunus spinosa (Black Thorn) DECIDUOUS SHRUB. Dense habit. Masses of small white flowers in April, followed by small fruits later in the year.		HEIGHT: 1.5m+ in 10 years
Viburnum opulus (Guelder Rose or Water Elder) DECIDUOUS SHRUB. Masses of white, hydrangea-like flowers in June-July, followed by red fruits lasting into winter.		HEIGHT: 2.5m in 10 years

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Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information given both on this list and on our labels. However, some details may vary according to special or geographical circumstances.

 

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information given both on our lists and labels. However, some details may vary according to special or geographical circumstances. Varieties offered are subject to availability.

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