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- Hemlock fir hedge for smaller gardens
- What to look for when planting the hemlock fir trees
- How to cut hemlock firth hedge
- Tips
The hemlock is u.a. a popular hedge plant for its fast growth
Hemlock fir hedge for smaller gardens
Hemlocks from the family of the pine family grow quickly and are best used in individual positions or in groups. In smaller home gardens, the cut-tolerant hemlock can be cultivated as an evergreen hedge.
The Canadian hemlocks (Tsuga canadensis) are an attractive eye-catcher for any garden with their slender habit, irregular branching and horizontal or slightly hanging branches. The North American pines grow tall trees and are often used for group planting in parks and large gardens. The dwarf and hanging plants can also be planted in smaller gardens. For lovers of evergreen coniferous hedges, hemlock is a good alternative to poisonous yews and thuja.
What to look for when planting the hemlock fir trees
The shrubby Wachen varieties are particularly well suited for hedge planting. They only reach heights of about 1.5 meters, but are slightly more expensive to buy than the strong alert trees. Depending on the size of the plant (60-100 cm), 2 or 3 of them can be planted over the length of one meter. The young Hemlock firs can grow about 50 cm per year in height, if the following site and care instructions are observed:
How to cut hemlock firth hedge
The hemlocks are known for their cut tolerance. The winter hardy wood often grows multi-stemmed, the annual wood branches after the pruning very well. It is cut in spring, if necessary also in autumn. The side shoots and the tips are trimmed, so that the plants are stimulated to branch.
Tips
In its native North America, the hemlock is up to 30 meters high and can be 1000 years old. Particularly powerful specimens have trunk diameters up to 2 meters.