Euonymus Alatus Hedge

Ello.. 0)

I'm very keen to use this plant as a hedge, but I'm getting conflicting opinions on whether it's Evergreen or Deciduous. We really want an Evergreen hedge to add some screening from the lane up onto our drive. We've read on several places, that it's an Evergreen, but I've also read that it's Deciduous.

Can anyone here help me out. We were hoping to order it in the next week or so, for delivery later on this year.

Or if this is a no no for me, could you recommend something similar, that has a bit of interest in it, and will give all year round coverage.

Ta Muchly. xxx :ntwrth:

:dh: This is where we were hoping to get it from. Euonymus Alatus Hedge

 

Euonymous Alatus, the spindle tree is deciduous.

Many euonymous are evergreen.

I alway like yew as an evergreen hedge.

 

Thanks Pete. Would you say then that the one we were hoping to use is Deciduous, being as it's hedge form, not spindle tree?

 

E. alatus is a hedge plant and is found in many field hedges growing naturally I cant think that it can be evergreen.

Spindle tree is just the common name for E alatus

 

Ok, Thank You. Looks like we might need a rethink then.

 

Is it these bug***s that are confusing you.

http://www.jparkers.co.uk/plant-1003043-e-1/5-euonymus-alatus-hedge/

They would claim pigs could fly if it sold plants.:D

 

As Pete says, E. alatus, the spindle tree - is deciduous however it's grown! Keeping it clipped into a hedge form won't alter this! It does have fantastic autumn colour, along with interesting winter stems.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/julieparishruralgardener/4142564084/

I also like yew or one of the taller growing box varieties for an evergreen hedge that you want to keep clipped.
How high and long a hedge are you wanting Joolz?

 

:hehe: Yes, it is indeed. That's why I'm confused. But I've seen it described as an Evergreen hedge on a couple of other places too. :cnfs:

 

Ahh, flump. We really liked the look of this hedge too. :(

The hedge (when planted) will be placed on a raised bank that leads up the drive, of about 2ft in height. So we wanted it to grow to about 5 or 6 foot high and about 20feet in width, to help screen the house from the lane. I know we'll need a few shrubs to do this, so wouldn't want it to cost me various limbs! :hehe:
At the moment, you can see right up the drive, and the house is on view, so we wanted something to just help give us a little privacy so to speak.

 

Well its got me confused also as Parkers claim new foliage is red and so are the flowers, as I know it autumn foliage is red and the flowers are tiny and whiteish followed by red and orange seed capsules.

Which you wont get if you clip it.

 

woops sorry! Didn't see that you had already had further discussion! Ooooh, Parkers!! One of my grumpy old woman topics!

 

Please grump away:lollol:

 

haha yes. If you could bring yourself to consider deciduous, beech or hornbeam are inexpensive and although deciduous they hang on to their leaves till Spring...giving a good screen and both textural and sound interest!
I am wondering about the bank and how dry it is?

 

If you want a burglar deterent along the lane, you could go for a pyracantha hedge. Holly would look good, but it is not quick to establish and wouldn't be cheap to buy bigger plants. Depending on what you are after, you could put up good strong trellis and groe Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen' and train it like this!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/julieparishruralgardener/3743056323/

Yew would be a good bet for a clipped hedge.

 

It's not too dry, as it gets partial shade during the day. It's not so much needed as burglar proof, just to give us more of a screen really from the lane. It's quite a long drive up to the house, but at the moment, (now we've started to clear the area, it's left us quite open as such to view from the lane. As soon as my son has cleared his holiday pictures off my camera, I'll take some pictures of the area and post them up so you can see what I mean.

We had contemplated Yew hedging, but we really wanted something that could offer a little more interest, colour and flower. More so as on the opposite side to the banked area we have a long Leyandii hedge.

:hehe: Hubby just said we could always just fence it! :dh: I don't think so!!!