Horse Friendly Hedges & Trees

The following plants can produce good hedges in their own right or as creative mixtures:

• Acer campestre (Field maple)
• Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam)
• Corylus avellane (Hazel)
• Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn)
• Fagus sylvatica (Beech)
• Griselina littoralis (Kapuka or New Zealand broadleaf)
• Rosa rugosa (Ramanas rose)
• Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)

The following trees create good shelter and shade for horses:

• Betula pendula (Silver birch)
  Up to 30m tall and 6-8m wide
• Populus tremula (Aspen)
  Up to 30m tall and 6-10m wide
• Salix alba (White willow)
  Up to 25m tall and 8-15m wide
• Tilia x europaea (Common lime)
  Up to 40m tall and 10-15m wide