"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2011-05-10 11:03:33 +0100, "john ryan" said:

Someone wants to make a simple fast 'year-round' hedge screen (just about
two metres high or a bit less) and is wondering what would make some kind
of
hedge simply from sticking cuttings in the ground.

Was amazed some time ago when someone put some completely shaved of bark
and
chopped off, thin tree trunks in the ground as fence posts and after a
little while shoots appeared up and down them.

So i'm gussing some cuttings can 'more or less' just be stuck in the
ground
to produce a hedge screen. But what kind of plants should i take such
cuttings from? Thanks.

Willow will do that and can be woven to make a hedge/fence so that, even
without leaves, it's almost impossible to see through it clearly. My
husband did just this when he trimmed willows elsewhere in our garden. He
stuck the cuttings into the ground around a pond here and over about 4
years, it's grown into a substantial hedge. BUT as you can see from the
photos, it does need regular trimming or weaving in to make it higher and
stronger. http://i56.tinypic.com/no7drt.jpg
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

Willow logs are used by the Environment Agency to faclitate repairs to
eroded riverbanks.
vey effective. A log just left on the ground will sprout copiously.

Bill