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| Creating a Hedge
Introduction Hedges
can serve many different purposes in the landscape. Answer the
following questions to decide what type of hedge is best for you.
- Is this a privacy hedge? If so, how tall do
you want it to get?
- Do you want a formal hedge (needs to be pruned regularly),
or an informal hedge?
- Do you want a deciduous hedge (loses it's leaves),
or an evergreen hedge?
- Do you want to attract wildlife or have good fall
color?
Almost any plant can be used to create a hedge, but a
summary of the most common plants for this purpose is listed in Table 1.
| Table
1 - Hedge Plants |
Evergreen
plants in Green
Leafy plants in Brown |
*Plants
suitable for formal shearing |
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3' or shorter |
3' to 6' tall |
Taller than 6' |
| *Barberry |
Arborvitae,
Hetz Midget |
Arborvitae,
Holmstrup |
| *Boxwood |
Chokeberry |
Arborvitae,
Pyramidal |
| Potentilla |
*Currant,
Alpine |
Arborvitae,
Techny |
| *Spirea |
Dogwood,
Ahlmans |
Cotoneaster,
Peking |
| Viburnum,
Dwarf European |
Dogwood,
Isanti |
Dogwood,
Cardinal |
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Dogwood,
Ivory Halo |
Dogwood,
Red Twigged |
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Euonymous,
Dwarf |
Dogwood,
Variegated |
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*Lilac,
Dwarf Korean |
Euonymous |
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Lilac,
Miss Kim |
Lilacs |
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Ninebark,
Dwarf |
Maple,
Amur |
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Serviceberry,
Regent |
Spirea,
Vanhoutte |
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Spirea,
Snowmound |
Viburnums |
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Viburnum,
Compact American |
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Willow,
Arctic Blue Leaf |
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The remainder of this
article will be completed shortly.
Planting
General Care
Pruning
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