Hedge repair

[Orchard]

Hi all

I put a bare rooted hedge in February this year, it's taking well until a tit in a car drove through it! I need to repair it, I have a dozen of the hawthorn which are about 3 ft high healed into my garden, the area that needs repaired is very shaded and moist. Would it be possible to plant the bare rooted spares I have now?? If so is there anything different that I would do?

Cheers

[Daniël Bos]

Did the car take the planted trees clean out? If not they've got a good chance of growing back if they're reduced to stumps (makes a nice dense hedge as well).

 

As for planting replacements, you could do it now but you'd have to water them at least twice a week until winter... Much better to wait until november.

[Pinkfoot]

Plant your healed in ones into pots and care for them until autumn . Those that live you can use...

[Orchard]

No it ripped the out, roots too!!

[fagus]

It is heeled cos you firm them with your heels. Sorry to be a pedant.