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Identify hedge

Helen-21Helen-21 Posts: 2
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imageimageCan anyone please give me advice, unfortunately we had to remove part of this hedge to replace the gas main.

firstly I need to identify what type it is and secondly what is the best solution to fill this gap, the gap is approximately 4 foot wide by 6 foot high, It doesn't need to fill the gap straight away but as I am a novice I just don't know where to start, any advice would be great.

kind Regards 

Helen

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

    You hedge looks like an escallonia.
    My neighbour has one that grows up the fence and pokes through my side here and there.
    The remaining hedge may fill the space in time, but I'm sure others here will be able to advise


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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700

    Have you ever seen flowers on this hedge? The leaves look like a type of Escallonia. Perhaps Macrantha Rubra. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    I'd say Escallonia too. if you prep the ground well Helen (it's probably quite hard and dry there)  you could simply replant with another one - they're fairly easy to obtain. Did you notice the flower colour earlier in the year? Most of them are shades of pink, although there is a white too.

    It's hard to see exactly what the gap is like from your photo. You might be able to wire a few stems together to bridge the gap a bit. Alternatively, you could prune it back quite a bit, water well, give it some liquid food, or some general fertiliser, and a mulch of compost,  and there should be new growth over the next month. image

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    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Helen-21Helen-21 Posts: 2

    imageAs this is not my property, I have asked the question to see if the hedge does flower, just waiting on a reply, here's another image if that helps. I work for the untility company that put the new gas main in and we had no other option, the customer had been great but I would just love to try and fix it 

  • Nick FarehamNick Fareham Posts: 39

    Helen-21

    That's great customer service, many others would simply walk away.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147

    image


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  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904

    image What Dove said! Well done you! Thank you for caring.

  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016

    It's certainly good to hear that the OP cares, but doesn't the utility company have any responsibility to reinstate and repair damage anyway?

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