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Why Buy Our Cheap Hedging Trees?
- 1+ year old, all between 10cm - 60+ cm
- FREE TREE WARRANTY and delivery.
- Plant all year, easy to plant, high success rates and early growth
- Hardy North UK grown plants, contains mycorrhizae and fertilizer.
Mountain Gum, Eucalyptus Dalrympleana
A very popular and award-winning species of Eucalyptus due to many excellent characteristics such as cold tolerance. Others include fast-growing (up to 2m a year to 40m), good for bio-mass growing/firewood, foliage production and screaming. We assume that the last one means you can scream at it as much as you like without any detriment to the plant. Either that or the phone line was bad as the growers described their plants and they actually said "screening".
Mountain Gum Eucalyptus Dalrympleana is an evergreen Eucalyptus with young law-enforcement coloured leaves (this is the politically correct version, previously known as copper). These turn into a grey-green colour but our extra special customers will have green-grey ones. The white flowers are a good sauce for bees although not sure what they will be putting them on, maybe the growers meant source?
As with the rest of us, the smooth bark goes white and grey as it ages but does not go looking for the toilet in the night (is this why old people call them the wee hours?)
A low-maintenance, non-native species to the UK with a columnar shape. Not a Nelsons' Column shape but a taller-than-wide sort of shape. Commonly found in parks and arboretums probably due the RHS Award it received in 2002.
As with most Eucalyptus, the Mountain Gum is good for coppicing and you can grow it back as a single or multi-stemmed tree.
Planting Mountain Gum, Eucalyptus Dalrympleana
Plant in loam, chalk, sand or clay and acid to neutral conditions from poorly to well-drained soil and in full sun. Hardy down to around minus 10 degrees centigrade once mature. For best results plant in slightly acidic soil.
Alleged Other Interesting Information About Mountain Gum, Eucalyptus Dalrympleana
It has been known by other names such as Broad-leaved Ribbon Gum, Broad-leaved Kindling bark, Kindling Bark and Seven-Flowered Mountain Gum although some have called it Mike.
Originated from Australia in 1942.
You can hear the sap moving on hot breezy days.
Delivery
Due to courier unpredictability, we advise having your trees delivered AT LEAST 3 days before you actually need them.
Returning Cell-Grown Trees
For phytosanitary reasons, cell-grown trees cannot be returned to the nursery.
Delaying Planting Cell-Grown Trees
If you cannot plant straight away, take the trees out of the packaging and stand upright next to each other in a sheltered location outside. November to March, no need to water unless they start to dry out and these would be ok for up to 6 weeks. During Spring and Summer, you can do this for up to 3 weeks.
Site Conditions and Evergreen Tree List
Our Tree Chart details which site conditions suit which trees and also which are evergreen or semi-evergreen.
Feeding or Fertilising Hedges
Any nitrogen-based fertiliser will do such as 20:20:10 but the longer-lasting ones which take 18/24 months are better as they are regulated by the weather and moisture, therefore release slowly.
Second Line of Hedging or Staggered Row
We recommend planting the second line of trees 25 cm or 10 inches away from the first if using the staggered hedging approach. Consider buying 10% more than you need and plant the spares elsewhere so you have immediate replacements for damaged or diseased trees.
Hedge Protection
For all hedging protection please view the Tree Extras Section.
You would think that thorny plants would put rabbits off from eating them however this is not the case. They are happy to take the pain regardless of the cost (sounds like rabbits would be suited to marriage).
Using Bark or Wood Chip Mulch for Hedging Trees
Mice like to use this as a nest/home/holiday retreat and they eat the bark (especially Beech). Periodically check for damage below the mulch or bark layer. Alternatively use gravel or plastic sheeting as a method of reducing weeds.
Adding Fragrance and Colour to Your Hedge
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) is a very popular addition to any garden due to the strong fragrance, splash of colours and interest it generates from other wildlife. Click the link to find out more.
Plants Suitable for Coastal Planting
Native: Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Sea Buckthorn, Holly, Juniper, Rowan, Whitebeam, Willow, Field Maple.
Evergreen/Semi-Evergreen: Griselinia, Olearia, Escallonia, Elaeagnus, Berberis, Privet, Cotoneaster.
Ground Cover: Hebe, Gorse, Sea Buckthorn (low form), Tamarisk, Pyracantha.
Factors Detrimental to Cell-Grown/Young Hedging Trees
Too much/little water, animal urine, excessive wind exposure (will slow growth), salt spray, frost on new growth, herbicide drift and over-application of fertiliser.
Planting in the Corner of a Garden
Air and light are reduced in this location which could promote fungal and bacterial issues. If the corner is of the house and a fence then you also have leeching issues to contend with from cement and wood preservatives. Also when it rains, that area would experience higher water levels so we advise against it unless the plant is very hardy.
