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k at our options if you have to wait a few ears before replanting: So, look y p Y • Maybe you like the look of the open space after you remove the buckthorn hedge. • Maybe you prefer the hedge be placed elsewhere in the yard. Many old hedges are planted too close to sidewalks and driveways. They obstruct vision and the full use of sidewalks. Be sure you know the ultimate height and width of the hedge you will be planting and plan its installation distances appropriately. • Waiting three years before replanting in the same area will benefit the future hedge by providing time for the old roots to decay. in the meantime,you could just seed it to lawn grasses. Grass is the one plant I could get to grow immediately after the stumps were removed. • During that three year time period you can have the opportunity to examine the many hedge possiblities for replacement. I would highly recommend a tour of the hedge collection at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen. Look in the community where you live and talk with homeowners if you see a hedge to your liking. The Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association is currently working on a brochure about hedges that they hope to release in the year 2000. • In 2003 a great new woody hedge plant will be available in our area- Amelanchier`Rainbow Pillar' is a tight, fine-textured columnar hedge plant with flowers in early spring, edible fruits in the summer and a gorgeous coppery-red, fall foliage color. You may want to wait for this shrub before planting a replacement hedge. The ultimate decision is up to you. Just be aware that removing buckthorn from your property is just the first step. Fruits will remain that will sprout over the following 2-3 years. Unfortunately, until songbirds refrain from eating buckthorn fruits there will always be buckthorn "dropping in"your landscape. MML: 1999