Cut apple rose 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 yet decorative, and on the other hand, it can be trimmed well. Due to its dense growth, it is good privacy and wind protection. In summer it blooms Apple rose Lush pink, in late autumn you can harvest the bright red rose hips.

It is best to wait until after the first frost before harvesting the rose hips, then the fruits are 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, the dried peels make a tasty tea.

How do I plant a hedge with apple roses?

A hedge should mostly serve as a privacy screen, so the plants can stand a little closer than usual. plants the apple roses for your hedge at a distance of about one meter from the neighboring plant.

No special preparation of the soil is required. You may prune the apple roses a little before planting them in the ground. Water the newly planted hedge well. If this is followed by a longer period of drought, then repeat the watering a few more times.

How do I care for a hedge with apple roses?

Your hedge of apple roses does not need any fertilizer, nor does it need regular watering. In principle, such a hedge can hardly be broken down. But so that it looks good and blooms profusely, you should have your apple rose hedge once a year trimming. In late winter or spring, cut 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 period June to July
• It is best to harvest rose hips after the first frost
• prune annually