300m hedge help

4ft yew hedge plant (rootball/bareroot to be confirmed) priced at £4 each?
seems to good to be true, the western red cedar is £2.85 for same height, seems very cheap.

 

kristen please the earlier in the thread the links to the building so you can see it and advise better.
thanks for all your advice

 

Jack ... have a look at this site:

Trees, Plants and Hedging - Cheviot Trees

these are cell grown, (not bare root) ... prices are very good and these guys were recomeneded to me by a landscaper who undertakes very large jobs

I have not bought from them yet, as I have not had a large job that warrants buying in bulk/wholesale ...

they advertise prices of £300-£400 per thousand shrubs .... I'm not sure what size they are, but may be worthwhile emailing them and finding out what they recommend, and what sizes they can supply?

also google for wholesale suppliers in Holland .... I know of some landscapers that buy direct from the growers and save a fortune

 

and here is a good comparison table on evergreen hedges

Hedging Comparison Tables - Greenshutters Nurseries & Hedging Plant Centre

 

I think Jack needs "oven ready" if not actually "instant" ?? If so cell plants will be too small.

If I've got that right it narrows it down. Plants need to be 3' tall (more is better) to avoid waiting 5 years for it to transform from "seedling" to "smart looking hedge"

You can't buy 4' tall yew plants for £4 each. So there must be a catch. Whether stolen, or lifted from somewhere (and not properly rootballed), or left over from a job and now in poor condition because they have been hanging around (which won't apply if they are talking about delivery next November, presumably.). If they will guarantee to replace any that die, and you trust the company to still be there in a year's time, then go for it!

Western red cedar is relatively easily grown, and grows relatively quickly, so will be cheaper than Yew. However, I would be fussy about variety, as if they are grown from seed they will be a bit Heinz-57, and the finished result won't be as smart.

I'd still expect a bulk purchase of 4' Thuja to be no less than £12 each, maybe £10 - so £2.85 does look "too good to be true". You could make a fortune buying at that price and immediately selling-on on eBay !!

 

yes i do require something a bit more than cell grown, i dont need an instant hedge but it should look good whatever season and what ever height it is like the one in the photo below. anyone have any idea what age that is?

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depends where you shop .... german ebay has some 80-100cm (3 foot tall) at 3.99 euros each on a buy it now .... (£3.31 each) .... and am sure that with the quantity required, you will still get it for much cheaper


http://www.ebay.de/itm/Taxus-Baccat...en_Garten_Blumen_Pflanzen&hash=item1c23c860ba

many guys on another forum buy their palms from Germany .... if you are looking at loads, it may pay to hire a large van/lorry and drive there to collect?

I still say that Holland may be the cheapest in this instance

 

road trip!

wow thats a really good price, the seller states that these are pot grown but they keep the pots for ecological purposes. does that make these pot grown or root balled?

 

POT: its been grown in a pot.

Rootballed means its been grown in the ground , dug up with soil left on its roots and then the roots are wraped up to keep it all together , you take off in situ and plant same depth the mark wiil be on the stem (soil mark)

Hes probaly saving £££ on buying new pots

Spruce

 

pot grown can be planted in time of year, is that right?
what do you think of the price?
is pot grown better for me or rootball? bearing in mind the price.

 

Jack

I dont mean to be orriid but reading your post I think if I was you go for the easy option would be pots and yes they can be planted at any time of year you would need more experience planting root balled plus with the ex poted you can line them all out and stand back and see what they look like and move about before you plant them in

I would sugest that you install a trickle hose that will help with watering plus a good mulch would cut down on weeding and yes the £££ is the best I have seen for what you are getting
Garden Hoses That Trickle Water | eHow.com


Spruce

 

thanks for that. whatever hedge i go for (yew is looking favourite) i was thinking of installing a post and wire fence. i was considering 4 inch wooden posts and either horizontal wires or chicken wire. which would be best for the hedge?

if i go for yew at 80cm should i plant single or double row?
is the post and wire fence a good idea?
thanks

 

Hi

If you can ££ go for the double row plus I would stager the planting,

see below
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What do you need the post and wire for ? the trouble with the chicken wire I have found that birds can fly straight in to it and cause injury not knowing its behind the hedge

Spruce

 

it would act as a proper barrier until the hedge is bigger. it would help psychologically as well, make homeowners feel more secure because without it people could just walk through the gaps in the hedge. the building is located within a country park, you need to define public and private spaces.

 

If its windy I would use the chicken wire as this would help in cutting down the wind a little if not post and wire sound just enough or you could atach a wind brake they normaly last a couple of years while the hedge is growing and realy does help in a bad winter with young ( evergreen plants/bushes) stops they getting burnt by the wind also so consider for the xtra ££ to put up for what you are going pay out on your new shrubs

Spruce