Qbe IRational iRurseD^man. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., Incorporated 
Vol. XXV. HATBORO, PENNA.. OCTOBER 1917 
Deciduous Hedges 
Resides the trimly elijtped hedges referred to in our 
[trevioLis issue there is a tyjte of hedge not so eonnnoidy 
seen, yet when we do eoine aeross a good one the ineinory 
of it lingers. 
These are tlie ones formed of slower growing ])lants, 
sueli as Beeeli, Hornbeam, or any twiggy long-lived ])lant 
that adapts itself to the ])urpose. The above mentioned 
freedom in the early stages. 
It is better to knife jtrune ratlnn- than elip llnmi nnlil 
the hedge is well formed, after that tlu'y may Ix' eli|)|)(Ml 
to a very uniform face. 
When planting a Reeeh or Hornbeam hedge it is Ixd- 
ter to start with plants two or three feet high, set two 
feet a])art, than to attempt to form a hedg(' with ])lants 
.4 well grown Hornbeam Hedge, Carpiniis Betulus. 
plants are perhaps the best, although Honey Locust, Coek- 
spur Thorn. Enongmus alatus are all good and when well 
grown are extremely ornamental. The essential re¬ 
quirements for a really good hedge are time and an even 
lot of young transplanted jjlants to start with. It is not 
wise to set the plants too close as they naturally attain 
large proportions and must be allowed a fair amount of 
room for each individual plant to develope and grow with 
already grown, say five feet or more. Tlnu'c is ah\ ays 
a danger of the larger plants, even if tin' transj)lanting is 
successful, losing their lower hranehes and it is v(*i‘y dif¬ 
ficult to make a hedge fill out at the base. 
With the younger and smaller j)lants a thick l)as(‘ is 
assured and by the time the plants grow tog(‘th('r the 
branches are well interlaced insuring a compact uniform 
hedge. 
