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WOW! I will definaitely look into this also, mahalo for the info!
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Originally posted by terracore
Some private security firms (think of the companies who supplement the secret service) recommend trifoliate orange grown into a hedge. It grows well in Hawaii. The dense shrub has sharp, two-inch thorns that make it impossible to cross over, or through the hedge. Once established the dense hedge is capable of stopping a sedan moving moderately fast. It is the true definition of a "living fence".
Although the fruit of trifoliate orange is barely edible, it accepts grafts from other citrus species readily making the living fence functional in many ways.
Cultivation
The cultivar "Flying Dragon" is dwarfed in size and has highly twisted, contorted stems. It makes an excellent barrier hedge due to its density and strong curved thorns. Such a hedge had been grown for over 50 years at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, and is highly student-proof.[6] The plant is also highly deer resistant.[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifoliate_orange
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"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love" RUMI
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love" RUMI
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We usually have finger plans that need thinning & Moringa, Ti, Dracaena that need trimming, if you would iike to get some cuttings...
even get some sour citrus starts at times (most likely left by birds, so never know what variety,but most have nice long thorns...)
Also have a couple of varieties of croton are fairly easy to start from cuttings...
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Originally posted by Leliu5th
I am looking at planting a living fence to border my property as opposed to chain link or wood fence. I feel having privacy should be a natural boundary within the land. I have looked at Naupaka plus other local plants and succulents. I know types of bamboo either clumps or spreads, but I can dig a 3 ft trench so it doesn't. I am leaving all my Ohias alone of course, I have only 2 small trees to move for a drive pad, that's it. Any suggestions on landscaping shrubs or trees for a living fence? Does anyone have a living fence?
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love" RUMI
Try salak palm. They grow together to make a border that no one wants to cross. It is like a porcupine fence if grow the plants a few feet apart. It also has fruit that taste a little like pineapples.
It is the most pig resistant plant I have grown when your grow a border of them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salak
Be prepared to deal with the spines!
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Originally posted by Slow Walker
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Originally posted by Leliu5th
I am looking at planting a living fence to border my property as opposed to chain link or wood fence. I feel having privacy should be a natural boundary within the land. I have looked at Naupaka plus other local plants and succulents. I know types of bamboo either clumps or spreads, but I can dig a 3 ft trench so it doesn't. I am leaving all my Ohias alone of course, I have only 2 small trees to move for a drive pad, that's it. Any suggestions on landscaping shrubs or trees for a living fence? Does anyone have a living fence?
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love" RUMI
Try salak palm. They grow together to make a border that no one wants to cross. It is like a porcupine fence if grow the plants a few feet apart. It also has fruit that taste a little like pineapples.
It is the most pig resistant plant I have grown... when you grow a border of them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salak
Be prepared to deal with the spines!
Slow Walker
Slow Walker
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Apparently your fence is for privacy, rather than keeping two and four legged pests out? If that is the case, The areca palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens), makes a nice hedge. Clumping bamboos are another favorite of mine. For a living fence, I've considered using vivee (cattley guava) since it is so abundant in my area and is practically impossible to kill. I would use the guava trunks as uprights, and maybe bamboo for horizontal pieces. The right bamboo should last longer than just about anything else, and is quite straight. Haven't had the time for this yet.
