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  1. gardenlearner

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    GL that`s not a bad price for bare root, go for it.:gnthb: You want about 60 plants, and, as long as the ground isn`t frozen get `em planted.
     
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    thanks.

    can i plant these in january / february?
     
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    As I said, as long as the ground isn`t frozen, get them in.:thumb:
     
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    I would plant a double row [4 or 5 plants to the metre], put some mulch fabric down and plant through it. I would also put a leaky hose under the mulch to irrigate in the summer. I would cut down the plants fairly drastically [2/3rd of the new growth on the leader] for the first 2 or 3 years to get a thicker hedge. I would also consider a mix (50% hawthorn and 4 or 5 other varieties), rather than 100% Hawthorn

    I usually get my hedge plants from Ashridge Trees.
    They have a description
    http://store.ashridgetrees.co.uk/Hedging-Planting-Country-Hedges
    and a movie
    http://store.ashridgetrees.co.uk/How-to-Plant-a-Hedge-Country-Hedging-Film
    about planting a hedge, and they have a hedge mix:
    http://store.ashridgetrees.co.uk/Conservation-Hedge-Hedging-Plants

    Looks like they charge £58.90 (20M @ 5/M double row = 100 plants), which is about the same as HedgesDirect
     
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    agree with using mix. My 2005 "new" hedge has dogwood, blackthorn, hazel, geulder rose in the majority hawthorn hedge. Go for it and quick. You wont be able to buy bare-root in 8 weeks. Dont forget the rabbits if you have any !!

    Good luck
     
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    thanks.

    how long will the roots be aofr a 160cm hawthorne plant?

    I'm just thinking how heavy they could be as I would be planting them without help.
     
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    GL, bare root they weigh very little, they will be more like whips than shrubs.:thumb:
     
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    "how long will the roots be aofr a 160cm hawthorne plant?"

    Usually surprisingly small, if-you-get-my-meaning. I have never figured how they grow them - they usually look like they have been grown in a narrow trough, all the roots are in a narrow almost 1-dimensional area. Sufficient that you can stick your spade in, push it forwards, and drop the plant into the "slot" it has made.

    At 160cm you might need a slightly larger planting effort than that, but a bare rooted plant won't be heavy (but they'll be in bundles of 10 or so)
     
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