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HEDGING PLANT GUIDE (Metric)

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Name Rec. 
Hedge
Height		 Evergreen
E
Deciduous
D		 Average
Growth
per
Year		  Suitable for all conditions and:
 Exposed Windy Sites  Dense Shade  Wet Sites  Coastal Areas  Chalky Soil
Alder, Common 1.8m +  D  45cm    Shady  Wet  Coastal  
Alder, Grey 1.8m +  D  45 - 60cm  Windy  Shady  Wet  Coastal  
Alder, Italian 1.8m +  D  60cm    Shady  Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Amelanchier Lamarckii 1.2 - 1.8m  D  30 - 45cm    Shady  Wet    
Amelanchier Obelisk  1.2 - 1.8m  D  30 - 45cm    Shady  Wet    
Beech, Green 90cm +  D *  60cm  Windy        Chalky
Beech, Purple 90cm +  D *  45cm  Windy        Chalky
Berberis Darwinii 1.2 - 2.1m  E  30cm    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Berberis darwinii Compacta 60 - 90cm  E  10cm    Shady      Chalky
Berberis Frikartii Telstar 60 - 90cm  E  10cm    Shady      Chalky
Berberis, Green 90 - 120cm  D  30cm  Windy  Shady      Chalky
Berberis Julianae 1.2 - 2.1m  E  30cm    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Berberis, Purple 90 - 150cm  D  30cm  Windy  Shady      Chalky
Berberis Stenophylla 1.8 - 3m  E  45cm    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Blackthorn 0.9 - 3m  D  30cm  Windy    Wet  Coastal  
Box, Common 30 - 275cm  E  10 - 15cm    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Box Dwarf 15 - 60cm  E  3 - 5cm    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Box, Faulkner 60 - 150cm  E  10 - 15cm    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Box, Variegated 30 - 120cm  E  5cm    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Buckthorn, Sea 1.5 - 2.4m  D  30 - 45cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  
Cornelian Cherry 1.2 - 1.8ft  D  45cm      Wet    Chalky
Cotoneaster franchetii 1.8 - 2.1m  E  30 - 45cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Cotoneaster lacteus 1.8 - 3m  E  30 - 45cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Cotoneaster simonsii 90 - 150cm  E **  25 - 30cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Elaeagnus Ebbingei 1.2 - 2.4m  E  30 - 45cm  Windy      Coastal  
Elaeagnus Ebbingei Limelight 1.2 - 2.4m  E  30 - 45cm  Windy      Coastal  
Elm, English 1.2 - 2.7m  D  45 - 60cm        Coastal  
Escallonia, C F Ball 90 - 210cm  E  30cm        Coastal  
Escallonia, Donard Seedling 90 - 210cm  E  30cm        Coastal  
Euonymus, Gold 23 - 60cm  E  5 - 8cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Euonymus, Golden Japanese 1.2 - 2.1m  E  15 - 25cm        Coastal  Chalky
Euonymus, Silver 23 - 60cm  E  5 - 8cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Flowering Currant King Edward VII 90 - 150cm  D  30cm    Shady    Coastal  
Forsythia 1.2 - 1.8m  D  45cm          Chalky
Gorse 90 - 150cm  E  15 - 30cm  Windy      Coastal  
Griselinia 1.2 - 2.4m  E  30cm        Coastal  
Hazel 1.5 - 3.7m  D  45cm  Windy        
Hazel, Golden-Leaf 1.5 - 3.7m  D  45cm  Windy        
Hazel, Purple-Leaf 1.5 - 3.7m  D  45cm  Windy        
Hemlock, Western 1.8m +  E  60 - 90cm          
Holly, Blue 90 - 180cm  E  15cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  
Holly, Golden King 0.9 - 4.6m  E  15 - 30cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Holly, Green 0.9 - 4.6m  E  25 - 30cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Holly, Japanese 60 - 180cm  E  20 - 30cm    Shady      
Holly, J.C. van Tol 0.9 - 4.6m  E  15 - 30cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Holly, Silver Hedgehog 1.5m  E  15cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  
Honeysuckle Hedging, Gold 60 - 150cm  E  25cm    Shady      Chalky
Honeysuckle Hedging, Green 60 - 150cm  E  25cm    Shady      Chalky
Hornbeam 90cm +  D *  30 - 60cm  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Hypericum Hidcode 90 - 120cm  ***  30-45cm          Chalky
Laurel 1.2m +  E  30cm    Shady  Wet    
Laurel, Dwarf 60 - 120cm  E  15cm    Shady  Wet    
Laurel, Etna 1.2 - 1.8m  E  15cm    Shady  Wet    
Laurel, Marbled White 1.2m  E  15 - 25cm    Shady  Wet    
Laurel, Portugal 1.2 - 3m  E  25cm    Shady  Wet    Chalky
Laurel, Spotted 90 - 240cm  E  15 - 25cm    Shady  Wet  Coastal  
Lavender Hidcote 60 cm  E  10cm        Coastal  Chalky
Lavender, Old English 90 - 120cm  E  15cm        Coastal  Chalky
Lavender, White 90 - 120cm  E  15cm        Coastal  Chalky
Leyland Cypress 1.8m +  E  75 - 90cm        Coastal  
Leyland Cypress, Golden 1.8m +  E  60 - 75cm        Coastal  
Lilac 1.8 - 2.4m  D  30cm          Chalky
Lilac, Double Red 1.8 - 2.4m  D  30cm          Chalky
Lilac, Double White 1.8 - 2.4m  D  30cm          Chalky
Maple, Field 1.2 - 4.6m  D  30 - 60cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Nepeta Six Hills Giant 60 - 90cm  E  15 - 25cm          
Oak, Holm 1.2 - 3m  E  25 - 30cm    Shady    Coastal  
Osmanthus 1.2 - 1.8m  E  10 - 15cm          
Philadelphus 1.2 - 2.4m  D  30cm  Windy        Chalky
Photinia Little Red Robin 60 - 90cm  E  8 - 15cm          Chalky
Photinia Red Robin 1.2 - 2.4m  E  15 - 25cm          Chalky
Plum, Myrobalan 1.2 - 1.8m  D  30 - 45cm  Windy        Chalky
Plum, Purple Blaze 1.2 - 1.8m  D  30 - 45cm  Windy        Chalky
Potentilla fruticosa 60 - 120cm  D  15 - 25cm  Windy      Coastal  Chalky
Privet, Golden 0.9 - 3.7m  E ***  30cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Privet, Green 0.9 - 3.7m  E ***  30cm  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Pyracantha, Golden Sun 1.2 - 2.7m  E  30 - 60cm        Coastal  
Pyracantha, Orange Glow 1.2 - 2.7m  E  30 - 60cm        Coastal  
Pyracantha, Red Column 1.2 - 2.7m  E  30 - 60cm        Coastal  
Quickthorn 0.9 - 6m  D  45cm  Windy    Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Robinia Pseudoacacia 1.5 - 3m  D  30 - 45cm          
Rose, Blanc Double de Coubert 1.2 - 1.5m  D  30 - 45cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Fru Dagmar Hastrup 75 - 120cm  D  30 - 45cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Glauca 1.2 - 2.1m  D  30 - 45cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Hansa 1.2 - 2.1m  D  30 - 45cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Multiflora 1.8 - 3m  D  60 - 75cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Roseraie de L’Hay 1.5 - 1.8m  D  30 - 45cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Rugosa 1.2 - 2.1m  D  30 - 45cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Rugosa Red 1.2 - 2.1m  D  30 - 45cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Rugosa White 1.2 - 2.1m  D  30 - 45cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Pendulina 60 - 90cm  D  30cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Scotch or Burnet 60 - 90cm  D  30cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Sweet Briar 1.2 - 2.4m  D  45cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Sweet Briar 90 - 120cm  D  45cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rosemary 60 - 120cm  E  25cm        Coastal  Chalky
Rubus Cockburnianus  1.2 - 2.1m  D  30 - 45cm          
Santolina 30 - 45cm  E  10cm        Coastal  
Smoke Bush, Golden 1.8m  D  25cm  Windy        
Snowberry 1.5 - 2.1m  D  60 - 75cm  Windy  Shady  Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Snowberry, White Hedge 1.2 - 1.5m  D  30 - 60cm  Windy  Shady  Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Sweet Box up to 60cm  E  2 - 5cm    Shady      
Thuja Emerald 1.2 - 3m  E  25cm  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Thuja Plicata Atrovirens 1.8m +  E  60cm      Wet    Chalky
Viburnum Fragrans 1.2 - 2.4m  D  25 - 30cm          Chalky
Viburnum tinus 1.2 - 2.4m  E  15cm        Coastal  Chalky
Yew, English 30cm +  E  15 - 25cm  Windy        Chalky
Yew, Golden 30 - 120cm  E  10cm  Windy        
Yew, Irish 30 - 300cm  E  15 - 25cm  Windy        Chalky

Average Growth Per Year. This figure represents the annual increase in height you can expect over the first 10-20 years. We have tried to give as accurate a figure as possible but plants are not only affected by their response to soil conditions and the weather but also vary considerably in their growth habits. Some are slow in growth for the first years after planting, then grow very rapidly, others grow rapidly when young and then slow down, and others have steady growth habits. Some plants because of their form (i.e. weeping habit) may put on a lot of growth but only increase in height relatively slowly.

* Retains its copper of brown leaves throughout winter on hedges.
** Semi-evergreen. Has a new crop of leaves in October, which often last to spring in warm regions, but normally fall earlier in cold regions or in harsh winters.
*** Evergreen, but may lose its foliage in very hard winters.

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