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When you have an internet connection why can you not check your most
basic
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The thing is that I would like to use resource that I already have on my
property which was not used for few years so instead of cutting
everything that is grown naturally, I've chose to use what I have and
also save money.
And what I have is hornbeam and dogwood which is native for this region
of Croatia where my 6acre property is located.

On web I couldn't find anything about mixing hornbeam and dogwood
particularly, so if you have checked all the basic facts about that,
please let me know.

Otherwise, I think that in specific situations like this it is best to
ask experienced people, and I guess there is some on forum.

Should I mix hornbeam and dogwood in hedge and in what way?

Should I use them separately for different hedges on property?

Thanks,
Martin


Apologies Martin,

How interesting to hear from Croatia! Unfortunately, my one friend who
might have had a good answer for you was brought up in Slovenia/Croatia, but
has now decamped to farming in New Zealand, and we've got out of touch. Her
stories of the wonderful plants and wildlife in her home land always made me
wonder what on earth brought her to the UK (before the awful troubles). You
are in one of Europe's key areas of floristic richness, so it is good to
hear you want to use native local stock. Probably your best bet is to have
a wander around and see what is the range of species in the better of the
hedges in your area.

You could certainly pull off suckers from the dogwood to start your hedge
off, and in the meantime collect fruits from other hedges with different
species, and start your own nursery of local strains, to add interest to
your hedge as you go. (A number of groups in the UK have started their own
nurseries raising hedging plants from locally collected fruits, and you may
even find there are similar groups in your country. Andrew Bowman-Shaw in
my area, some years back organised local school children to collect from
local hedgerows to make a stock of hedging plants. A quick Googling shows
he seems to be doing well:
http://www.hortweek.com/channel/Arbo...erloaded-work/ )

Here is a link to pages on the Croatian Flora: you may find more useful
links from there.
http://www.botanic.hr/cisb/Edoc/flora/flora.htm

(I have a few little books on the flora, but can't read them myself I'm
afraid: pictures are nice though:-)

Good luck.

S