Inspirational Gifting 2Ft Hazel (Corylus Avellana) Field Grown Bare Root Hedging Plants Tree Whips Saplings - Pack Of 10

Hazel Hedging Plants are delightful plants used as a stand-alone tree or single species hedging. Commonly mixed in with other plants like hawthorn, blackthorn or rose to make a mixed native hedgerow. Hazel has large green leaves in spring and summer providing privacy and wildlife habitat. Catkins remind us that spring is on the way and in Autumn hazelnuts nestle amongst the golden leaves. Hazel is one of the mainstays of a horse friendly hedging. Commonly planted with other horse friendly species like hawthorn, elder, birch, willow. Hazel is non thorny and grows strong upright branches. We recommend that you trim your Hazel once a year in Autumn after the birds have finished nesting. We recommend 5 plants per metre in a double zig-zag row for a thick hedge, but you can get away with 3-4 per metre in a staggered row if you don’t mind waiting an extra year or two to form a thick hedge. Keep them well watered - especially in the Spring and Summer in the first year of planting. If you are