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Which hedging ?
Hi all,
I`m new here so forgive me if this is a faq. I currently have 16 leylandi (sp?) at the bottom of my garden at around 30` high. They have never been trimmed so now the branches are around 10` long with just a hint of green at the ends. I am thinking about replacing them with a new hedge but will require someting that will grow to around 12` to block the commercial units I will be able to see. I don`t mind if it will be slow growing as long as it covers eventually. Any Ideas ? Darren. |
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Which hedging ?
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Escallonia Eleagnus and variegated one Laurel "Darren Perrett" (nospam) wrote in message ... Hi all, I`m new here so forgive me if this is a faq. I currently have 16 leylandi (sp?) at the bottom of my garden at around 30` high. They have never been trimmed so now the branches are around 10` long with just a hint of green at the ends. I am thinking about replacing them with a new hedge but will require someting that will grow to around 12` to block the commercial units I will be able to see. I don`t mind if it will be slow growing as long as it covers eventually. Any Ideas ? Darren. |
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On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 08:26:23 +0000 (UTC), "Darren Perrett"
(nospam) wrote: I currently have 16 leylandi... I am thinking about replacing them with a new hedge but will require someting that will grow to around 12` to block the commercial units I will be able to see. I don`t mind if it will be slow growing as long as it covers eventually. Any Ideas ? Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd', also sold as 'Emerald Green' and 'Emerald'. I can't vouch for its performance in your climate, but around here it makes an excellent narrow hedge, topping out at about the 12' mark. Not excessively slow, but neither is it super fast. Mature plants are about 3' in diameter, so put these 2-3 feet away from your property line. There's another fastigiate thuja 'Pyramidalis' which is very similar but tops out at about 18'. 'Pyramidalis' has the drawback that it fruits to some extent, so its appearance is slightly marred. 'Smaragd' is free of this defect, and is also a brighter green. 'Pyramidalis' might be a better choice because it will reach the 12' mark sooner and can be kept at that height reasonably easily. 'Pyramidalis' makes a little thicker hedge, 4-5' thick, and if left to its own devices, seems to last about 35 years before it goes sensescent and needs replacement. One curious thing: I cannot find 'Pyramidalis' listed in the Plant Finder, yet it is *very* common here. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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