Not all olive trees are suitable as a hedge

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• Not all olive trees are suitable as a hedge
• Suitable location
• Plant hedge
• Care of the hedge
• Tips

The oil pasture is well suited as a hedge or privacy due to its dense growth

Not all olive trees are suitable as a hedge

Some Elaeagnus species are well suited as hedge plants due to their uniform growth, good branching and their cutting tolerance. Particularly suitable is the wintergreen oil pasture, which retains its foliage, at least in mild winters and thus offers year-round privacy.

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The wintergreen oil pasture (Elaeagnus ebbingei) is a low-growing, frost-resistant ornamental wood with dark green leaves on the underside and silvery scaled leaves on the upper side, and creamy-white, intensely fragrant flowers that turn into silvery hairy fruits. The heyday of the wintergreen oil pasture begins at the earliest in September and sometimes lasts until December.

Suitable location

The location requirements of the wintergreen pasture are not high: it thrives in the sun or in partial shade on all cultivated soils, tolerates dryness and frost equally well. In very severe winters, she can throw off her foliage, but drives out again in the spring. A sheltered location proves to be beneficial for this species of Elaeagnus.

Plant hedge

It is recommended to plant after the last frost in spring. A prior soil enrichment such as compost is not required. A drainage layer to protect against waterlogging is of advantage. In a hedge planting you need depending on the size of the plants:

The initially somewhat "loose" acting planting grows together very soon.

Care of the hedge

Except for annual cutting measures (in June), the hedge requires no further care. The cut should preferably be done with the secateurs and not with the hedge trimmer. This prevents the cut leaves from turning brown and falling off. In addition, the hedge cut in this way does not seem so strict. It is - as with other woody plants - proceeded as follows:

Tips

Of the deciduous oil pasture species, the coral oil pasture (Elaeagnus umbellata) is well suited for hedge planting. Not only does it flower abundantly, it also bears fruit in our latitudes.