Hedge ID pls

[stanleyS11]

Morning all

 

is this a variety of privet or something else?

 

thanks

[Fredward]

Mind you with that excavator in the back you'd probably do it easy, 5-6 plants in one hit, plenty of roots too! How far you shifting them?

[stanleyS11]

I think if I do it I will use a digger to help so i can take bigger sections and orig soil.

 

See that line on the ground in front of the retaining wall, thats where the new wall is being built so the hedge will be just behind it, roughly 2m. Its so to get a bigger terrace area.

 

The growth rate of a new hedge concerns me more than anything hence why I want to move the original one if I can. My LGC told me that they hate being moved, is that true?

[Fredward]

No plants like being shifted, buxus is generally very shallow rooted but I think they are reasonably tough. If if you move them in the winter and take lots of roots with that machine I would have thought youd be successful. Give them a trim in autumn to get rid of the new growth, dig a trench to put them straight into when transplanting. Its all about planning, prep and carefull digging. Most people that shift trees and shrubs cut them back too hard above and below ground.