There are many plants that are suitable for planting a hedge, but few are as decorative as the apple rose. With its pink flowers, which are up to five centimeters in size, and the delicate scent of apples, it is unbeatable.

Due to its pruning tolerance, the apple rose is very suitable as a hedge

Is the apple rose suitable as a hedge plant?

The apple rose is very suitable as a hedge plant. On the one hand, it is very easy to care for and still decorative, on the other hand, it is easy to trim. Due to its dense growth, it is a good privacy and wind protection. In summer, the apple rose blooms lavishly pink, in late autumn you can harvest the bright red rose hips.

It is best to wait until after the first frost to harvest the rose hips, then the fruits will be sweeter and softer. They contain a lot of vitamin C and are therefore very healthy. You can use the fruit pulp to make delicious jam, and the dried skins make a tasty tea.

How to plant a hedge with apple roses?

A hedge should usually serve as a privacy screen, so the plants here can be a little denser than usual. Plant the apple roses for your hedge at a distance of about one meter from the neighboring plant.

No special soil preparation is required. Possibly prune the apple roses a little before planting them in the ground. Water the newly planted hedge well. If a longer drought follows, then repeat the watering a few more times.

How to care for a hedge with apple roses?

Your hedge of apple roses needs neither fertilizer nor regular watering. In principle, such a hedge is almost impossible to break down. However, to ensure that it looks good and blooms profusely, you should prune your apple rose hedge once a year. In late winter or spring, cut off the two or three oldest shoots of each apple rose as close to the ground as possible so that the plant can sprout again there.

The essentials in brief:

  • excellent hedge plant
  • tolerates wind and sun
  • Flowering time June to July
  • Rose hips are best harvested after the first frost
  • prune annually

tips

If you want to use the rose hips to make jam, then wait until after the first frost before harvesting. Then the fruits are sweeter and softer.

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Vegetable garden