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Hedging recommendation


Want to hedge our two side fences for a privacy effect to eventually grow above the fence, by another metre.

Located in Sydney, loved the look of viburnum emerald lustre, but upon reading more about it don’t think it is the right fit and probably needs more maintenance than we can give it.

After something fast growing, sun tolerant, native, affordable to purchase (happy to give it a few years to grow) and that looks nice pruned or unpruned.

by Elfin3006

6 Comments

  1. x6tance

    What orientation is the colorbond fence side? And how tall is the fence? I think you’re looking at a roughly 3m hedge based on what you want and native which limits your options to various Lilli Pillis and Callistemon slim.

    Viburnums are some of my fav hedges but they are not native. Murraya is another popular one in the Sydney region but are also not native.

    Random, but what do you have planted in the very back corner there? Looks like a mini forest from the photo

  2. tealxox

    Boring! But there is a reason why Lilly Pilly’s are so common! I think they look good too! If your willing to wait you can spend as little as $5 per plant 🙂

  4. NothingLift

    I used native callitris meulerii. Planted from tubestock 18 months ago and they are about a foot taller than colourbond hedge. Nice fine weeping foliage, much softer look than exotic conifers. Hedge well.

    Trying to attach a photo but not sure if it worked. Large ones are original but a couple died (harsh spot) so the smallest one gives you an idea of the size when they started.

    Leptospermum petersonii or morrisonii are nice underutilized hedging plants too

  5. powerfulowl

    I have both Lilly Pillies and Callistemon Kings Park Special to screen out neighbours. Both have been excellent and bring a variety of birds and pollinators too. I’ve let the LPs go largely unpruned on top so there’s good height with a feathery, natural tree top. Tip pruning the sides has helped with filling in all the gaps. No disease or pest issues after 5 years and now 3.5 metres tall (started with 40cm high plants).

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