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Fastest growing and tallest edible hedge?

jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4 Posts: 10
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I’m looking to plant a hedge for privacy but would like to plant it with edible bushes. Which grow tallest and fastest? 
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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    I didn't know there was such a thing but lots of suppliers offer packs for hedging but I would think most take a while to get tall and thick enough especially if you want a 6ft + hedge, unless you go for
      a bramble hedge!

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Sambucus nigra ... the native elderberry
     
    Corylus avellana ... Hazel

    Prunus spicata ... the sloe bush

     Crataegus monogyna ... hawthorn


     All the above have edible fruits, nuts and/or leaves and can be managed to grow as an informal hedge. They are also all good for wildlife. 



    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4 Posts: 10
    What would you suggest that is a fast growing high hedge if we weren’t tied to the edible idea?
  • jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4 Posts: 10
    Dovefromabove said:
    Sambucus nigra ... the native elderberry
     
    Corylus avellana ... Hazel

    Prunus spicata ... the sloe bush

     Crataegus monogyna ... hawthorn


     All the above have edible fruits, nuts and/or leaves and can be managed to grow as an informal hedge. They are also all good for wildlife. 


    Thank you. How high do these bushes grow ? 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    The problem is, the faster they grow, the taller they get ..., and they just dont stop. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4 Posts: 10
    We also have a low wall that is a nice feature of the garden so we were wondering if there were edible shrubs that would work if we kept them quite bare at the bottom so you could still see the wall but were tall and bushy at the top like the picture below? 



  • jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4 Posts: 10
    And are there any edible bushes that are evergreen? 
  • robairdmacraignilrobairdmacraignil Posts: 782
    jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4 said:
    And are there any edible bushes that are evergreen? 

    If you are in a milder area then Myrtle might be an option and also Ebbing's silverberry could meet these requirements.

    https://www.youtube.com/user/sustainableveg/videos
  • jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4jackie.wyliegMpGsXI4 Posts: 10
    We’re in Scotland so perhaps a little chilly for the myrtle? 
  • rachelQrtJHBjbrachelQrtJHBjb Posts: 819
    https://www.edulis.co.uk/  This nursery is in the Thames Valley but they specialise in edible plants, including shrubs. We're talking largely rare or unusual but something might pique your interest. Or, indeed, that of other forum users who like something a bit different.
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