Field Maple is a fast growing (30/60cm pa), native, deciduous hedging plant, which is used both in a mixed hedge (though it is often faster growing than other species in a mixed hedge so can make it look slightly untidy) or as a single species hedge.
 Height 40-60cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Shadbush. Upright-stemmed shrub with mid-green leaves. Racemes of white flowers followed by purple-black fruit. Height 3m. Spread 3m. Flowers from April to May. Fruit colour Black. Purple. Fruits from June to August. Deciduous.
Shadbush. Upright-stemmed shrub with mid-green leaves. Racemes of white flowers followed by purple-black fruit. Height 3m. Spread 3m. Flowers from April to May. Fruit colour Black. Purple. Fruits from June to August. Deciduous.
 Height 30-50cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
A small, rounded shrub with purple-red coloured leaves. Produces red-tinged pale yellow coloured flowers are followed by glossy red fruit. Height 90cm. Max Spread 75cm. Flowers March to April. Fruits May. Clip to height when required.
 Height 175-200cm.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Silver Birch. Conical tree with peeling white bark, which becomes marked with dark rugged cracks at the base. Dark green leaves turn yellow in Autumn. Yellow-brown catkins in Spring. Height 10-25m. Spread 7m. Deciduous.
 Height 80-100cm.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Silver Birch. Conical tree with peeling white bark, which becomes marked with dark rugged cracks at the base. Dark green leaves turn yellow in Autumn. Yellow-brown catkins in Spring. Height 10-25m. Spread 7m. Deciduous.
 Height 125-150cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Hornbeam. Elegant shaped tree with serrated ribbed leaves and characteristic grey fluted bark. Deciduous.
 Height 150-175cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Hornbeam. Elegant shaped tree with serrated ribbed leaves and characteristic grey fluted bark. Deciduous.
 Height 60-100cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Hornbeam. Elegant shaped tree with serrated ribbed leaves and characteristic grey fluted bark. Deciduous.
 Height 80-100cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Hornbeam. Elegant shaped tree with serrated ribbed leaves and characteristic grey fluted bark. Deciduous.
 Height 60-100cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Bladder Senna. A vigorous shrub with pale green leaves and pea-like, yellow flowers, followed by green translucent seed pods. Height 3m. Spread 3m. Flowers from May to August. Deciduous. Hardy. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.
 Height 40-60cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Red-barked Dogwood. A vigorous shrub with red winter shoots. Grey-green leaves, margined white, turn red in autumn, white flowers are followed by white berries, often tinged blue. Height 3m. Spread 3m. Flowers from April to June. Berries from July. Deciduous. Hardy.
 Height 60-100cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Dogwood. A vigorous suckering shrub with bright yellow-green winter shoots. Dark green leaves turn red or orange in Autumn. White flowers followed by white fruit often tinged blue. Height 2m. Spread 4m. Good in moist positions and excellent for winter colour.
 Height 40-60cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Red-barked Dogwood. A vigorous shrub with blackish purple winter shoots. Purple leaves, turn red and purple in autumn, white flowers are followed by white berries, often tinged blue.
 Height 60-100cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Westonbirt Dogwood. A vigorous shrub with bright red Winter shoots. Dark green leaves, turn red in Autumn. White flowers are followed by white berries, often tinged blue. Height 3m. Spread 3m. Flowers from April to June. Fruit colour White. Fruits from July. Deciduous.
 Height 40-60cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood. Dark green leaves, which turn red- purple in autumn. Yellow flowers are produced in small umbels before the leaves appear and are followed by fleshy bright red fruit. Height 5m. Spread 2m. Flowers from February to March. Fruits from August.
 Height 60-100cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Dogwood. A vigorous shrub with reddish green winter shoots. Mid-green leaves turn red in autumn, white flowers are followed by dull blue-black berries. Height 3m. Spread 2.5m. Flowers from May to July. Fruits from July Deciduous.
Dogwood. A medium shrub with branches yellow at the base deepening to fiery orange at the tips in winter. Soft green leaves turn orange and yellow in autumn. Height 1.2m. Spread 1.2m. Flowers from May to July. Deciduous.
 Height 60-90cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Hazel. An upright tree-like shrub with heart-shaped green leaves. Bears yellow catkins late winter early spring. Produces edible hazelnuts. Height 5m. Spread 5m. Useful in coppicing or hedging.
 Height 100-125cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Hawthorn. Quickthorn. A rounded thorny tree with glossy dark green leaves. Clusters of fragrant white flowers followed by glossy red fruit. For hedging plant 30cm apart. Good in sun or shade.
 Height 60-90cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Hawthorn. Quickthorn. A rounded thorny tree with glossy dark green leaves. Clusters of fragrant white flowers followed by glossy red fruit. For hedging plant 30cm apart. Good in sun or shade.
 Height 60-90cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Spindle. A shrub with green leaves turning red in autumn producing an abundance of red capsules opening to orange seeds in the autumn. Height 3m. Spread 2.5m. Flowers from April to June. Fruits from September Deciduous. Hardy.
 Height 100-125cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Beech. A British native tree with wavy margined leaves, pale at first, turning glossy dark green. Height 25m. Spread 15m. Deciduous. A great hedging plant. Plant 30cm apart. Clip once a year and the leaves turn russet in autumn and stay on until spring.
 Height 125-150cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Beech. A British native tree with wavy margined leaves, pale at first, turning glossy dark green. Height 25m. Spread 15m. Deciduous. A great hedging plant. Plant 30cm apart. Clip once a year and the leaves turn russet in autumn and stay on until spring.
 Height 150-175cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Beech. A British native tree with wavy margined leaves, pale at first, turning glossy dark green. Height 25m. Spread 15m. Deciduous. A great hedging plant. Plant 30cm apart. Clip once a year and the leaves turn russet in autumn and stay on until spring.
 Height 40-60cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Beech. A British native tree with wavy margined leaves, pale at first, turning glossy dark green. Height 25m. Spread 15m. Deciduous. A great hedging plant. Plant 30cm apart. Clip once a year and the leaves turn russet in autumn and stay on until spring.
 Height 80-100cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Beech. A British native tree with wavy margined leaves, pale at first, turning glossy dark green. Height 25m. Spread 15m. Deciduous. A great hedging plant. Plant 30cm apart. Clip once a year and the leaves turn russet in autumn and stay on until spring.
 Height 125-150cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Copper or Purple Beech. A large tree with light red leaves in spring turning dark purple. Height 18m. Spread 7-10m. Deciduous. Can be kept clipped as a hedge in which case the leaves remain on the plant until the following Spring.
 Height 80-100cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Copper or Purple Beech. A large tree with light red leaves in spring turning dark purple. Height 18m. Spread 7-10m. Deciduous. Can be kept clipped as a hedge in which case the leaves remain on the plant until the following Spring.
A bushy shrub with clusters deep yellow flowers are borne before the sharply toothed green leaves. Height 3m. Spread 2m. Flowers from March to April. Deciduous. Hardy.
 Height 60-90cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Sea Buckthorn. A large bushy shrub with spiny stems and narrow grey-green scaly leaves. Inconspicuous yellow-green flowers in spring followed by round orange fruit on female plants. Deciduous. One of the toughest most resilient shrubs that enjoys a windy site and poor soils.
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Hypericum is a very popular evergreen, flowering, ornamental shrub suitable for low hedging (up to 1m in height). Deciduous. Grows to 1m.
 Height 60-90cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Common Crab Apple. A rounded tree with mid-green leaves. Pretty pink-flushed white flowers in late spring followed by greenish yellow fruits. Height 9m. Spread 7m. Flowers from April to May. Fruits from June. Deciduous. Hardy.
 Height 40-60cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Mock Orange. An upright shrub with clusters of double, very fragrant. pure white flowers. Height 3m. Spread 2.5m. Flowers from June to July. Deciduous. Hardy. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.
 Height 60-90cms.400xauto_crop_FFFFFF_autoautoautoauto.JPG)
Blackthorn. Sloe. A bushy spiny shrub or tree with deep green leaves. Pretty bowl-shaped white flowers before the leaves in late spring followed by black fruit used for sloe gin. Height 5m. Spread 4m. Flowers from April to May. A great hedging plant.
A wild species, the dog rose is a tall, arching shrub with many small thorns. Flowers are white or pink and it bears fruits in Autumn. Found in scrub and woodland, this rose will cope with all types of soil but not waterlogging. It is best in full sun, but will stand partial shade.
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