Poor hedgerow - suggestions & advice please - pics inclu

cuchulain · Hazel Tree Joined: 15 Aug 2008 Posts: 1

Ok my boundary hedge was a disgrace, ivy grown over dead trees, briars two inches thick.....the lot. I got a guy to come in a clear down all the crap to a managable height and remove uneeded stuff. Its looking pretty bare out there.

So on my walk yesterday I seen numerous saplings sitting pretty on the side of hedgerows (at the side of the road), mostly around 2-4 foot high (dont ask me what type, but they came from the hedge nearby). My questions are

1) Is it possible to dig out these saplings and plant them in my horror hedge?
2) How big of a "circle" should i dig around the base to make sure roots stay intact?
3) Whats the best time of the year for doing this?

Some pics of my hedge at the mo.

1) The Hedge 1 - http://i35.tinypic.com/14jyvpl.jpg
2) The Hedge 2 - http://i36.tinypic.com/2057ara.jpg

If somebody could throw an eye over these trees to help identify them....we used to have another tree the same as "Unknown tree 1" but it died, i think this one looks on its last legs also.
3) Unknown Tree 1 - http://i36.tinypic.com/2iu5ly9.jpg
4) Unknown Tree 2 - http://i34.tinypic.com/33etzlf.jpg
5) Unknown Tree 3 - http://i36.tinypic.com/15zqy54.jpg

Sorry Im a little wet behind the ears with this sort of stuff

pannaannap · Hazel Tree Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Belfast

Cuchulain, could you upload some close-up pictures of the leaves? It would make it slightly easier to identify ;-}