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How long?

I know its not a certainty, but how long can I expect my new hedge to get nice and established?? Can't get the links working on my phone but it's 221364036872 on eBay I'm making a fence from scratch today as a windbreak, and then I can get planting.

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,617

    What the hedge made of? How good is your soil? How big are the plants?

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    I think this is what is being bought

    5m 60cm+ Native Hedging Mix Natural Wildlife Thorn Blackthorn Maple Hazel Beech  See original listing

    http://i.ebayimg.com/t/5m-60cm-Native-Hedging-Mix-Natural-Wildlife-Thorn-Blackthorn-Maple-Hazel-Beech-/00/s/MTA2NlgxNjAw/z/m5kAAOxy3NBSiMle/$_12.JPG

     


        Item condition: --  

    “All plants in this native hedging mix have been grown on site and are lifted fresh to order.”

     

     

    Presumably these are 60cm whips.


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hedge is Hawthorn, Crab apple, Hazel, Dog rose, Dog wood and green Beech.

    Soil is pretty decent and will be assaulted with chicken manure before planting and covered in bark chippings, the plants are around around 3ft tall but are bare roots.
  • Dove, Top Bloke ess !!!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    You're going to have a lovely hedge - I planted a similar one some 35 years ago - we've since moved but the hedge is still fab.  When it had been in place about 3/4 years I planted some native honeysuckle between some of the shrubs and it was wonderful. Full of wildlife image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    I'd agree with Verd. About three years for bare root hedging. I put a Hornbeam one into a previous garden, and even the ones in between mature trees were looking pretty good after that time. I had to work harder with them initially. The ones on the 'good' bit of boundary romped away very quickly. Lots of rain here though! They had plenty of compost and B, F and B into each hole. They were 60cm whips.  I've just done Blackthorn in this garden, slightly bigger whips, and they're looking quite happy but I wouldn't expect them to look brilliant for another couple of years. You're doing all the right things and will have something lovely before you know it Duncan. image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Well I just had a quick jaunt to B&Q for some compost, got 125L bags for ??5.98 and an open bag for ??3. The open bag was twice as heavy as the sealed bags, possibly due to it being wet, but it was a lot bigger too. Also ended up with a gorgeous Madagascar Dragon plant for the house, can't wait for the Lemurs to start growingimage
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