Spacing between hedge plants

[coykiesaol]

I'm planting a country hedge - mixture of hornbeam, blackthorn, wild rose, rowan, hazel, privet, spindle, holly etc. They are small bare-rooted plants at present and I'm planting them a metre apart. Someone has suggested this is too close for the type of plants I have and 2 metres apart would be better.

I'd welcome some advice / views on planting distances please.

Thanks

[Alex H]

have a look at an existing hedge?

[Russethouse]

In a mixed hedge perhaps you should adjust the spacing accordingly, Holly is slow, hazel will fill a metre very fast etc......maybe it would be worth spending some time looking up the varios growth rates and sizes (It may say on any labels 'Size in 5 years, size in 10 years etc)

[Bertie]

We planted a bare root hedge with much of the same mixture in November last year. Plants were about a metre high and supplier suggested 50cm distant apart in 2 rows staggered. Tops on some were trimed to level height and straggly bits pruned off.

When down at Christmas hedge looked healthy and we will fill in a few spaces that look bare with some left over plants.

Bon Chance.