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Planting tall Trachelospermum Jasminoides

DedekindDedekind Posts: 172
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Hello

I need to cover some fence panels and decided to go with Trachelospermum Jasminoides as it has performed well in this garden before. 

I bought a few tall plants, roughly 2m tall on a 2m cane. Should I keep the cane when planting? I know the usual advice is to untie the plants but keep the canes, angled at 45 degrees against the fence, and I always do that with smaller plants. But this is huge, should I keep the cane or remove it altogether and simply tie the plant to the supports (I am using galvanised wire for this).

Thanks 

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    edited June 2021
    I think you can tie the plants to the supports, the main thing is that they stay put and don't fall over.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • DedekindDedekind Posts: 172
    Thanks! 

    Also ideally how far apart should they be planted for each other? I am trying to cover as much as I can as fast as I can
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    They can be very big plants after a couple of years. Mine is probably covering 3 fence panels (1 plant) and it's over 3 metres high. I would still try to angle each plant/cane at a 45 angle and plant them at least one metre apart, preferably two. How are you going to control it when it reaches the top of the fence? If there are any neighbours bushes/trees/sheds etc on their side, it is likely to cover them as well, given good conditions and time.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • DedekindDedekind Posts: 172
    Lizzie27 said:
    They can be very big plants after a couple of years. Mine is probably covering 3 fence panels (1 plant) and it's over 3 metres high. I would still try to angle each plant/cane at a 45 angle and plant them at least one metre apart, preferably two. How are you going to control it when it reaches the top of the fence? If there are any neighbours bushes/trees/sheds etc on their side, it is likely to cover them as well, given good conditions and time.
    There are no bushes or anything on their side. I can always cut them I guess? 

    I know a single plant can spread a lot but it will take some time and I'd really like to have more cover in the meantime, so I planned to plant a few together. Is this a bad idea? Maybe they compete too much with each other? If they do fine I suppose I'd need to prune them to avoid overlapping if that makes sense?
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