00642 Verges Booklet - Devon County Council
00642 Verges Booklet - Devon County Council
00642 Verges Booklet - Devon County Council
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Species<br />
Maximum<br />
Height<br />
Average<br />
Height<br />
Preferred<br />
Soil Type<br />
Shade<br />
Tolerance<br />
Exposure<br />
Tolerance<br />
Hawthorn 8m 8m Any Moderate Good Suitable for<br />
(Crataegus hedging.<br />
monogyna) Forms small<br />
tree if<br />
trimmed<br />
Hazel (Corylus 6m 5m Any Moderate Good Suitable for<br />
avellana) hedging<br />
Elder<br />
(Sambucus<br />
nigra)<br />
5m 4m Any<br />
Grey Willow<br />
(Salix cinerea)<br />
4m 2.5m Damp Poor Good<br />
Blackthorn 3m 4.5m Any Moderate Good Forms dense<br />
(Prunus spinosa) thickets,<br />
good for<br />
hedging<br />
Dogwood 3m 2.5m Damp- Moderate Poor Suckers<br />
(Cornus alkaline easily. Forms<br />
sanguina) dense<br />
thickets if<br />
unrestricted<br />
Guelder Rose<br />
(Viburnmum<br />
opulus)<br />
3m 2m Damp Poor<br />
Wayfaring Tree 3m 2m Well Poor<br />
(Viburnum drained<br />
lantana) alkaline<br />
Butchers Broom 0.8m 0.8m Well Good Good<br />
(Ruscus drained<br />
aculeatus) Alkaline<br />
NOTES: 1.The above list is a basic one from which species for roadside<br />
planting will normally be selected. If other species are to be considered<br />
their suitability for that specific site should be carefully checked.<br />
<br />
Remarks
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