Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Help With Hedgerow Please, 1 by Kevin_5

Kevin_5 wrote:
I planted so that after 4 years or so, everything was growing together. So, fairly close. The trees are everywhere, on either side, and in the middle. It was interesting to see the large trees shoot up, and the understory types fill in underneath. It was(is) definitely a magnet for birds of all types. This was on the edge of a wetland, so the diversity was huge. Flocks of cedar waxwings were very common, and they would descend on my place and strip berries from every possible plant. I will try and get by there and get a picture.

Speaking of birds--I noticed at my new place that I was getting tons of seedlings under my Vibrunums as the fruit went uneaten. There just isn't the bird interest here. I think the family of four Cooper Hawks that nest on the property keep the smaller birds away. As a benefit, I have hundreds of seedlings of V. dilatatum, V. dentatum, V. 'Mohican', V. molle, and even V. plicatum tomentosum. The start of another hedgerow......

This is under V. dilatatum 'Erie'