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                                                                       The Hedge Selection  Tall hedges make effective screens that create private garden rooms   

A range of Tall hedge plants that can be successfully grown in Sydney         

Acmena smithii 'minor'

Features: Cream fluffy flowers. Dense screen. Edible berries. Dark bronze regrowth.

Form: Tall shrub to 5m.

Aspect: Full sun to part shade.

Soil: Moist well drained organic soils.

Growing: Flowers in Summer followed by the berries. Prune regularly to keep dense.

Features: Salt tolerant. Attracts birds. Small white fringed bell flowers. Blue berries.

Form: Upright oval tree to 10m.

Aspect: Full sun to part shade.

Soil: Moist drained clay or sandy soils.

Growing: Flowers in late Spring. Fruit appears in Autumn. Feed in Spring. Prune in Winter.

Juniperus virginiana 'Spartan'

Features: Salt tolerant. Dense screen. Emerald foliage. Ideal specimen for topiary.

Form: Upright oval tree to 6m.

Aspect: Full sun to shade.

Soil: Moist drained clay or sandy soils.

Growing: Can be left to grow in it's natural form or trimmed to shape. Feed in Spring.

Leptospermum petersonii

Features: Salt tolerant. Attracts birds. Small white flowers. Interesting capsules.

Form: Tall bushy shrub to 5m.

Aspect: Full sun to part shade.

Soil: Moist drained clay or sandy soils.

Growing: Flowers in late Spring to Summer. Feed in Autumn. Prune to shape regularly.

Photinia x fraseri 'robusta'

Features: Small white flowers in clusters. Bronze red re-growth. Fast growing.

Form: Tall dense shrub to 10m.

Aspect: Full sun to part shade.

Soil: Moist drained clay or sandy soils.

Growing: Flowers in Winter. Feed in Autumn and Spring. Prune regularly for dense growth.

Viburnum odoratissimum

Features: Fragrant white flowers. Large elliptical glossy leaves. Salt tolerant.

Form: Tall open shrub to 4m.

Aspect: Full sun to part shade.

Soil: Moist drained clay or sandy soils.

Growing: Flowers in Winter. Feed in Autumn and Spring. Prune regularly for dense growth.

Xylosma

Features: Glossy leaves. Dense growth. Adaptable to most conditions. Salt tolerant.

Form: Tall dense tree/shrub to 5m.

Aspect: Full sun to part shade.

Soil: Tolerates poor well drained soils..

Growing: Flowers in early spring but they are tiny. Prune regularly. Feed in Autumn.