"Keith Hampson" wrote in message
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I have decided to use hawthorn for my edge, but how should I plant it,
what
distance apart? how deep, how do I prepare the soil?, I am also thinking
of
planting it double, is this a go idea (2 rows)


http://www.buckingham-nurseries.co.u...280.html#a187T
HEDGE Trim between July and March. For hedges 3-20ft (0.9-6m). Plant 9-12ins
(23-30cm) apart or for a denser or stock-proof hedge plant in a staggered
double row with 15ins (38cm) between rows and 18ins (45cm) between plants

Cheapest way of sourcing lots of trees for hedging is bare-root planting
when the leaves are off- so get hold of your little trees and plant them in
the next couple of months. Double row is only necessary if you want the
hedge to be extra secure against large animal or human intrusion/ extrusion.
Defence against rabbits my be necessary according to your area- spiral-wound
rabbit guards or alternatives may be necessary.

You don't need to get over-fancy with your ground preparation- in fact you
can slit plant if you've got a siginificant length of hedge to plant. (Shove
spade the full length of the blade into soil, rock backwards & forwards,
insert bare-root treelet to correct height, stamp with heel to close slit.)
Some defence from weeds would be a good idea, esp. for the first year, by
landscape fabric, mulching, careful weed-killing, or hand-weeding.

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Anton