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Old 17-06-2007, 08:11 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Les Hemmings Les Hemmings is offline
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Default Copper beech hedge

Sacha wrote:
If you can, get bare rooted stock from a local
nursery and these should cost you much less as autumn plants than any
container grown ones. Keep the hedge well-watered if we have a dry
spell.


Yes... bare root pence per stick instead of pounds per pot. Leaves do as
you've been told and stay on all winter looking very bright in the low, red
sun of winter mornings and evenings. After a season there will be very
little difference between 2 year container or 1 year bare root.

Les

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