Macrocarpra as a hedge?

[dave28]

This time of year we have a serious need of a good thick hedge to screen us from a neighbouring campsite.Thought about using Macrocarpra as it seems to take no notice of the strong salty winds round here.Anybody had any experience of training and maintaining this into a 6ft hedge.Thanks.

[Treeson]

How about Cryptomeria japonica if you wish to go down the conifer route or have a look at Grisilinea littoralis. both will tolerate salt conditions well.

[nepia]

From my days of Latin I believe 'littoralis' means of/from the shore so couldn't be more appropriate!

[tommer9]

I would think that mac would make a fairly poor hedge TBH. We must have the monopoly on it down here, and it grows too fast to make a decent one i reckon. Not being funny, but what about the dreaded leylandii- after al, that is a cross between mac and nootka cypress, and makes an excellent hedge if looked after as we know. and i would say better than mac.

 

(BTW thats a mac log in my avatar)

[John Barleycorn]

Oh very smart

So you thought that when people dammed you for planting Leylandii you could deny it hand on heart.

But its the MOTHER of ALL Leylandii