Product Description
Hawthorn Hedging Plants, supplied size: 2 Litre Pot Grown, 60cm +
Without doubt the go to species for most rural and farm hedging and for good reason. Hawthorn hedging plants are very long lived and hardy, will tolerate very exposed sites and doesn’t require an excessive amount of maintenance, the pretty white blossom in the spring gives it one of it’s other common names – May Blossom.
Choosing hawthorn over leylandii or privet, particularly when it’s mixed with some of the following species is one of the best things you can do to encourage your local wildlife. Hawthorn supports over 150 species of insect providing a year round food source for many species of birds.
Planting rate is 3 – 6 plants/metre and it will make a hedge between 6′ and 12′ as your preference, it is not suitable for very wet soils.
For a mixed native hedge with added year round interest you can mix in the following varieties amongst the hawthorn:
- Blackthorn (Sloe, Prunus Spinosa)
- Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
- Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
- Hazel (Corylus avellana)
- Field Maple (Acer campestre)
- Dog Rose (Rosa cannina)
- Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)
