Fences of living plants is very popular. Many gardeners and landscape designers make a fence with tree planting conifers. These plants are popular due to the fact that all year round they do not change color, durable. A hedge of conifers gives private property a majestic look. Evergreen trees can be different heights and original look with proper planting and layout. High and low, they will perfectly decorate not only private houses, but will plant our plants and offices. Suitable for demarcation of the area into zones. Conifers for hedges can be purchased in stores for gardeners, special nurseries, and even in the shops selling flowers. Some types can grow your own from seeds or cuttings.
Species and varieties to build a fence ↑
To create a hedge of conifers will fit the following types of trees:
- fir;
- thuja;
- cedar;
- pine;
- juniper;
- spruce.
Fir – the plant is undemanding in cultivation and tolerates frost and drought. It belongs to the family of fir, which has more than 50 varieties. The needles of this tree is soft to the touch, flat and narrow, and the cones grow vertically. The crown is lush and attracts the eye. The shape of the tree – cone. To create a fence generally use the following varieties:
- Siberian;
- Kamchatka;
- Sakhalin:
- monochrome;
- balsamic.
Grows well on different soil composition, but best on fertile loam, needs a hedge of fir in the moderate watering.
Thuja ↑
Using trees such as arborvitae, you can create an original hedge that is dense and thick. Responds well to pruning, which allows us to give her a different form and serve a decorative figure illustration. Belongs to the cypress family. From the trees comes a subtle spicy scent.
The most popular the following classes:
- Smaragd;
- holmstrup;
- Columna;
- Brabant;
- Danika (dwarf variety).
In the video you can get acquainted with the various options for landing:
Cedar ↑
A fence made of cedar for centuries, original and beautiful. Varieties of cedar distinguished by the color of the needles (silver, gold, dark green). This allows you to combine different varieties and get original and colorful hedge. And when you consider that the fruit of the tree is edible, this indicates a double use of the fence.
This files most often for hedges using the following classes:
- Atlas;
- Himalayan;
- Lebanese.
Pine ↑
Pine is a tree that grows up, that is why most often it is used at the individual sites which are located far from each other. A beautiful plant with the crown a symmetrical spherical shape.
To create a fence using the following classes of pine:
- cedar;
- ordinary;
- Siberian;
- mountain;
- black.
Juniper ↑
The plant belongs to the hard to grow species from all species of conifers, but is also very popular for creating hedges. In addition, it is able to provide healing properties, purifying the air from various bacteria. Perfectly effect on patients with diseases of the skin, kidney, bladder, allergies, bronchitis, many infectious diseases, etc. Used varieties are:
- horizontal;
- Chinese;
- Cossack;
- virgin;
- ordinary;
- Daur;
- rock;
- flake (lowest).
Grade virgin refers to fast-growing coniferous plants for hedges and is most often used by gardeners and designers.
A variety are stunted, their height does not exceed 1.10 m, which allows their use in rocky gardens and to demarcate areas, as well as for planting in a single copy.
Fir ↑
The plant belongs to the most common form of coniferous tree, which is used to create hedges. Original live fence will be, if you use different varieties, which differ in the color of the needles. Tree well adapted to urban conditions, growing near buildings and structures. Grows very slowly (not over 30 cm per year) and can reach a height of 20 m. Not afraid of shade and sun. The most popular varieties:
- East;
- purple;
- barbed;
- ordinary;
- Serbian (dwarf).
Features landing ↑
After the acquisition of seedlings, whose age must be from 5 to 10 years, it is necessary to prepare tools and materials for planting hedges their conifers. You’ll need:
- pegs;
- hammer;
- rope;
- garden tool: shovel, hoe, rake, secateurs;
- the drainage material (broken bricks, sand) and mineral fertilizers.
The algorithm for landing the following:
- with a hammer you need to hammer pegs at the ends of landing areas;
- between the pegs to pull on the rope;
- to make room for the digging in the trenches with hoe and rake;
- dig a trench to a depth of bayonet spade and a width of from 0.6 to 0.9 m;
- with hoes must be well to loosen the bottom of the ditch;
- to fall asleep there drainage material evenly;
- add mineral fertilizers;
- watered abundantly the bottom of the ditch;
- to get planting material and using shears to remove damaged roots;
- to plant conifers at a distance of 1.5 to 3 m depending on the species, well tamping the ground near the trees. The root collar of the plant should always be at the level of the soil;
- shears to remove damaged branches;
- sprinkle with moss, dry shavings, or pine needles to the ground around the seedling;
- plenty of water.
Hedge planting of conifers is usually performed in early spring but can be planted in the summer, and late fall.
Particular care ↑
In the process of growth must the lack of moisture to water conifers and trim, giving the trees the desired shape. Give the form, use pruning shears and brush cutters for domestic and foreign manufacturers. It is also necessary to remove the dried branches. Some conifers require garters lower branches in the winter to avoid breakage.
A hedge of conifers, it grows slowly, has a gorgeous color scheme, which does not change depending on the time of year and constantly smells. Densely planted trees to protect from prying eyes, and decorate the area. Much difficulty in the cultivation of coniferous trees does not occur.
