I'm planing on planting a mixed hedge, so I'm looking for things like hawthorn and blackthorn. Anyone know where I can buy starts?
Tim H. replied:
i think we grow our Filberts for the sole benefit of the squirrel population!! we never seem to get any anyway and what the varmints do leave is usually wormy. I do know, though, that they aren't ready until they drop and then you pick 'em up off the g round. the commercial growers use monster vacuum type trucks I believe. Try here....... http://www.inspirationgreen.com/hedge-laying.html and there's a National Hedgelaying Society in the UK. They even have a FB page bless 'em!!