Planting a hornbeam hedge | The Impatient Gardener

[@tonyalways7174]

Thanks for sharing. Interestingly in UK we plant hedges with only 18-20 inches between plants/trees to create a really dense hedge. The hornbeam hedge along the front of our house was planted 20 years ago and has been kept to 6-7 ft high and 2 ft deep and even in winter makes an impenetrable screen. They are a very tough species even in unfriendly climates and are great for birds nesting and hedgehogs sheltering spots. Hornbeam is also said to have mystical properties in folk lore so it’s a lovely tree to have for lots of reasons.

[@radharcanna]

I’m trying to decide between hornbeam and blackthorn for a roadside hedge. Hornbeam has lovely colours for most of the year, though it lacks the blossoms and berries of blackthorn.

[@lindahall8817]

I would love to have an update on the hornbeam hedge. I would love to emulate this in my garden. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@cbvickers4044]

Love your wry way of speaking and the reality of planting such large bushes by yourself. Looking forward to an update in the future.

[@debbiemann1265]

I love the leaves on this tree,, that hedge will be beautiful in a few years

[@dallastaylor5479]

This will be fun to watch these fill in.

[@carmenbailey8209]

Gardening is hard work, you really have to love gardening to put out all that effort. I’ve been gardening for years and have many hard days out in the garden,but the end results are definitely worth it, Thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊

[@ashkatchem8130]

I have to know how they look now! Haha I want to do this to my yard

[@susanlettis9085]

Can you do an update on this hedge?

[@TwelveFeetTravels]

Its 9pm in Texas and still 95 degrees. I see that Patagonia fleece and want to cry.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Sara Brown Crazy, right? If it makes you any better it got very hot a few days after I made this video.

[@JJ-fm3hr]

@@TheImpatientGardener hahahahahah

[@JC-hu1wd]

Has it knitted together yet? 3 years on?

[@jimmshorts]

gorgeous

[@terifarrar7317]

How's this hedge doing??

[@Ocendesert]

Also curious to know how these have fared - bet they look great this fall!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

They are doing great. I’ve not done an update because they’ve not changed a whole lot since I planted them. I think I’ll do my first real prune on them in late winter.

[@Ocendesert]

The Impatient Gardener, thanks for responding, love your videos and your aesthetic 😀

[@lesliebrennan6755]

Where do you source these in the US? Interested in betulus specifically and cannot find.

[@delakscreative]

Agreed, the common European Hornbeams are so hard to find - Erin do you have a source please?

[@julieb1028]

are you planting these for form or privacy, or both? neat tree!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Julie Burns Both!

[@tammeerivera9586]

Love these! Perfect for a hedge for privacy in our yard with two large dogs that kill evergreens by peeing on them. Do you know if they are tolerant to juglone? I see that the American variety is.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

I don’t, but there is an interesting new study out that suggests that juglone toxicity is not really a thing, so you might be good either way.

[@jolouisyo9738]

What size of tree did you plant? Ei gallons? Root Ball? Height? Thank you.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

These were balled and burlapped, about 6 feet tall.

[@sharoncook2241]

❤️carpinus

[@AC-yl7rg]

As others have said, would love an update on the hedge. I’m a bit confused on spacing. I think you planted 5’ apart You made it sound as though you were planting relatively closely together yet I have seen several websites advocating spacing of 18” to 24” (which sounds crazy to me.) Not sure what explains the difference.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

A C I wonder if that spacing refers to starting from whips. I can imagine spacing branching trees that close.

[@magnusjohansson4272]

@@TheImpatientGardener Yes, that's exactly what it refers to. I planted a staggered hedge (double row) -- 45cm or 18 inches apart 4 years ago because we wanted a thick, dense hedge for wildlife and to hide an ugly fence. They took a while to grow (we have dense wet clay soil) but now they are coming into their own -- they look good, but they'll look amazing in another couple of years.

[@NoRoads2AllRoads]

where to buy these in the US?

[@stemskills7252]

Look for American hornbeams online. I got bareroots, they take patience too.

[@jtfigueroa]

sound is so low can't hear it on full volume - both computer and video.

[@dennyc9670]

please work on audio, I have my volume all the way up and cant hear anything well at all

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Thank you for the heads up! Sorry about that.

[@kevinjamesparr552]

too far apart for a hedge

[@TheImpatientGardener]

They are five feet apart, planted with trees that get 15 feet wide. I would disagree (as would the now several years old hedge).