Golden privet has properties that make it look good as a hedge plant. These include its rapid growth rate and its high tolerance to cutting. A tall hedge grows in no time, which is also densely branched and leafy.
How do you care for a golden privet hedge?
A golden privet hedge grows 30-60 cm per year and reaches 2.5-3 m in height. It prefers sunny locations, tolerates pruning and should be planted in fresh, humus-rich soil. Regular fertilizing and cutting promotes dense growth.
Dimensions
You can't grow a hedge out of dwarves. But the golden privet is anything but that. Here are the key dates of its growth:
- grows 30 to 60 cm per year
- reaches a height of 2.5 to 3 m
- goes up to 1.5 m wide
Planting
The golden privet is suitable as a hedge plant for sunny locations, because only there does it retain its attractive coloring and sprout prolifically. It adapts to different soil conditions. However, a fresh, humus-rich soil that is deeply loosened and not prone to waterlogging is ideal.
- Plant October to April
- Earth must not be frozen
- Fertilize soil with compost (€10.00 on Amazon) and horn shavings
- Plant three to six privets per linear meter
- cut back to 15 cm
Cutting
So that the hedge branches heavily and gets its typical shape, you have to cut it regularly.
- From a height of 50 cm, two maintenance cuts per year are necessary
- Cut at the end of February and June
- remove all dead branches
- shorten he althy branches as desired
- Choose trapezoidal shape, narrower at the top than at the bottom
Fertilize
In spring you need 3 liters of compost and 100 grams of horn shavings per square meter. Mix everything well and distribute the fertilizer in the root area of the plant. It may only be carefully and superficially worked into the soil, as the golden privet is a shallow-rooted plant.
You can also use other slow-release fertilizers and, if necessary, fertilize several times during the growing season. The last time, however, is in mid-August so that the young shoots can mature by the onset of winter.
Pouring
A golden privet hedge must be well supplied with water, especially after planting, as only moderately moist soil promotes rooting. An old hedge, on the other hand, only needs additional irrigation in dry times.
Extend hedge
Gold privet can be easily propagated from cuttings and cuttings. This is how a hedge can be extended easily and free of charge.
