This vigorous, oval leaf privet makes a crisp, pollution-tolerant hedge for an urban or suburban site. The small, oval, bright green leaves provide dense cover, and clusters of white flowers appear in July and August followed by shiny, spherical, black fruit. Thriving in sun or shade, the lustrous, dark green foliage will often provide a year-round backdrop, although it may be shed in colder regions or harsh winters. Keep in mind too that if grown as a hedge and kept pruned, it is unlikely to flower.

Our bare root hedging range is a very low cost way of planting a hedge. These plants are only available to buy and plant when dormant (November-March). These plants, with known seed provenance, are grown in rich Herefordshire soil to give them the best possible start in life so they are rearing to go by the time they reach you.

The bare root plants are 1 years old (0+1) grown from a hardwood cutting then for 1 year in a large field. The plants are lifted and graded at between 60-80cm tall, which is a good size to plant hedges at to get good establishment.

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