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There's a hole in my hedge

melanie 568melanie 568 Posts: 57
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I have trimmed my front hedge in a new home for the first time today and there seems to be sycamore growing through part of it. 


My first thought is that this isn't ideal and so i chopped away some branches but have been left with big holes. 

I haven't chopped out all out yet,  would you leave it, or chop it out. Will the remaining shrub grow to fill the gap perhaps, or i could plant something to fill?

Any ideas? 🌿
Thanks



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  • lovegardening77lovegardening77 Posts: 332
    I'm no expert but I would expect the hedge to fill out eventually.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,025
    Yes, there's some sycamore saplings in there ... there's also some ash tree saplings ... it depends what you want ...  a single species hedge or a mixed one.  

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • melanie 568melanie 568 Posts: 57
    edited May 2018
    @Dovefromabove I don't mind it being mixed, there are privet, holly and something else I don't know (is it hawthorn?) in there already. I was just concerned that sycamore might not be a good plant for a hedge...?
  • FireFire Posts: 17,323
    ... ash neither
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