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Old 29-03-2019, 07:01 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Andy Burns[_7_] Andy Burns[_7_] is offline
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Default Tree sizes and growth rates

David Hill wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

that they reached approx 3.5m in three years time


Why?


The planting scheme is approved as part of a full planning application,
no doubt alterations could be applied for, it actually looks like a
decent scheme, but expensive to go out and buy the specified sizes at
the end of the project, rather than buy smaller ones earlier and let
them be growing during the project.

Not even Leylandii will do that.


They don't need to reach 3.5m from zero in 3 years, they just need to
reach that height from whatever size is planted in advance, IYSWIM.

The larger the tree planted the longer it takes to settle in before it
starts to grow.
Are you wanting a row of trees or a hedge?


Single trees as well as a hedge.