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How deep is your roots??

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  • 12-02-2018 1:10pm
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    GLENNFALLON
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭


    Hi.
    I want to plant a beech hedge before the end of March. I never plan to let to let this hedge grow highter than 6 feet or to wide.. The thing is I have geothermal collector pipes which are 1m below the surface and run along 50m of the property line. I want to sow a hedge over this.. How deep would beech hedge root go down??
    Thanks


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    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,072 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    I'd say you'll be fine. Beech has an intensive heart root system in the top few inches of soil, and not much below.

    I've pulled up a few 2-3m hedges of various species and none of them rooted deeper than a foot deep.

    Suggest you plant 3ft from the boundary in any case, to give the hedge space to grow, reduce problems with any walls or fences (and allow maintenance).


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    GLENNFALLON
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭GLENNFALLON


    Thanks Luman


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    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,524 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    might you not want to leave the pipes more easily accessible in case of future maintenance concerns?
    also, maintenance engineers may just diagnose any issues as being due to the hedge anyway - it gives them an easy out. might be worth confirming with whomever installed them.


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