Hello, and thanks for this video! I'm from South Africa and purchased 10 Eugenias to create hedging against my neighbor's wall. We got ours from a Eugenia farm and the farmer provided some directions regarding the installation. What you did is 100% correct! The farmer gave us these installation instructions: 1. Dig the hole in a square shape - this allows for downward root growth. 2. Once the hole has been dug, fill it with 20L or 5.2 gallons of water and leave to drain. 3. Layer the soil (as you did) with a combination of bone meal and compost 4. For the first 2 months, provide the plant with 20L of water every 2nd day, thereafter, you can water as normal, either a little bit every day or every second day. Once roots have been established, Eugenias are pretty drought tolerant. I'm now going to set up drip irrigation for them, as the manual watering is a bit of a pain! Thank you!
Well, 85 % of the hedge is not even visible on the other side of the walled fence. So they other neighbors don’t even have to deal with trimming it. It looks like these people paid for the solid wood fence and hedge. So the least the other neighbor can do is trim the 15% of the hedge they would see. 👍🏼
Hello, how often do you have to prune. I like it that it grows quickly so we have a privacy screen sooner, but also worry that we need to often prune it for height control. Double side sword 😂
They do drop berries and it can stain the concrete if popped. Most of the berries land in the planter below so it hasn’t been much of an issue for us. I do find a lot of little sprouts which I believe come from the fallen berries, but they are easily pulled out with two fingers. Hope this helps!
@@passionforplants3242 Thanks so much for the reply. I didn’t want ficus because of the roots being invasive around the pool. But now I’m not sure about the berries possibly staining the pool. Haha maybe we’ll have to go with podocarpus instead.
Yep, very fast growing. I planted one, it's about 12ft now. So I bought 6 more. Neighbor just installed some bright mother freaking lights and it's shining on by bedroom windows. So I need these trees to grow fast. Evergreen, fast growing, non-invasive roots I believe. Deep water and it will grow. First year, I didn't water much and it barely grew. Gave it some deep watering and it took off.
@Passion For Plants I think they are also getting too much eater 😢 I will turn it off today and let them dry a bit, buy some fertilizer today and hope for the best!
Hello, and thanks for this video! I'm from South Africa and purchased 10 Eugenias to create hedging against my neighbor's wall. We got ours from a Eugenia farm and the farmer provided some directions regarding the installation. What you did is 100% correct! The farmer gave us these installation instructions:
1. Dig the hole in a square shape - this allows for downward root growth.
2. Once the hole has been dug, fill it with 20L or 5.2 gallons of water and leave to drain.
3. Layer the soil (as you did) with a combination of bone meal and compost
4. For the first 2 months, provide the plant with 20L of water every 2nd day, thereafter, you can water as normal, either a little bit every day or every second day. Once roots have been established, Eugenias are pretty drought tolerant.
I'm now going to set up drip irrigation for them, as the manual watering is a bit of a pain! Thank you!
This is really helpful. I’m also in RSA and have been trying to figure out if this would be a good species for our climatic conditions.
Job well done! And thanks for the ideas!!
Great explanatory vid. Very inspiring!!!
The Eugenigissum Bliculator Plants are a great substitute for privacy in the front yard as well.
Does it need a lot of care? I’ve heard that you need pest control often if you plant Lilly Pilly.
Have the neighbors complained about now having to trim their side?
Well, 85 % of the hedge is not even visible on the other side of the walled fence. So they other neighbors don’t even have to deal with trimming it. It looks like these people paid for the solid wood fence and hedge. So the least the other neighbor can do is trim the 15% of the hedge they would see. 👍🏼
Hello, how often do you have to prune. I like it that it grows quickly so we have a privacy screen sooner, but also worry that we need to often prune it for height control. Double side sword 😂
Awesome thank you kindly
Do they grow berries, or is it just a bush?
Nice work!
Thanks!
Are the roots invasive, like destroying underground pipe or concrete?
not at all. ficus are bad though which are often used as a formal hedge.
@3:48 lol. quick question can these take full sun? also awesome video by the way thank you for sharing
Thanks for the comment! Yes these can take full sun!
Hi, we were thinking about these as a hedge as well… are they messy with berries that stain your concrete? Thank you
They do drop berries and it can stain the concrete if popped. Most of the berries land in the planter below so it hasn’t been much of an issue for us. I do find a lot of little sprouts which I believe come from the fallen berries, but they are easily pulled out with two fingers. Hope this helps!
@@passionforplants3242 Thanks so much for the reply. I didn’t want ficus because of the roots being invasive around the pool. But now I’m not sure about the berries possibly staining the pool. Haha maybe we’ll have to go with podocarpus instead.
The berries are edible. The darker, the sweeter. There's one seed in the center.
Nice share..👍👍🙏🇮🇩💝
Hi are these good for CA?
Thanks
Yep, very fast growing. I planted one, it's about 12ft now. So I bought 6 more. Neighbor just installed some bright mother freaking lights and it's shining on by bedroom windows. So I need these trees to grow fast. Evergreen, fast growing, non-invasive roots I believe.
Deep water and it will grow. First year, I didn't water much and it barely grew. Gave it some deep watering and it took off.
Do they lose a lot of berries?
Do you deep water ? I got 10 but the landscaper set the drippers at 25 mins twice daily. They look droopy..
That seems like a lot of water. I have mine go 3-4 times a week. Once they are established I’ve found mine done needs tons of water
@Passion For Plants I think they are also getting too much eater 😢
I will turn it off today and let them dry a bit, buy some fertilizer today and hope for the best!
Hi! just found your video, what zone are you living in? I wonder if this hedge is suitable for my zone, I'm in zone 9b, Southern California !
I’m in zone 10, Southern California as well! Definitely would work!
How tall do they usually grow? I'm I'm zone 9b
Distance apart? meter or less?
Got any answers?
Very nice
Are these considered a non-evasive root system?
Yes, that is a big advantage of using these as opposed to focus.
how far apart did you plant them?
About 3-4 feet
Okay thank you! Do they meet and create a closed privacy hedge?