Hedges are traditional yet versatile components of planting design. They are great for screening, to act as a fence, to provide borders, and to lend a formal or modern element to a planting scheme. Here are some of our favorite plants for hedging from our great Plantmaster database. You’ll notice that some hedges are classified as small trees, which can be maintained at a smaller size with regular pruning.

Hedge Options

Botanical	Common
Tree
Callistemon citrinus	Lemon Bottlebrush
Feijoa sellowiana	Pineapple Guava
Laurus nobilis	Grecian Laurel
Ligustrum japonicum ‘Texanum’	Waxleaf Privet
Prunus caroliniana	Carolina Laurel Cherry
Prunus laurocerasus	English Laurel
Shrub
Abelia X gra. ‘Confetti’	Variegated Glossy Abelia
Buxus ‘Green Beauty’	Green Beauty Boxwood
Coprosma ‘Pacific Sunrise™’	Pacific Sunrise Coprosma
Coprosma repens ‘Marble Queen’	Dwarf Variegated Mirror Plant
Escallonia X exoniensis ‘Frades’	Frades Compact Escallonia
Nerium ‘Petite Salmon’	Petite Salmon Oleander
Photinia X fraseri	Fraser Photinia
Pittosporum ten. ‘Marjorie Channon’	Marjorie Channon’ Pittosporum
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Golf Ball’	Golf Ball Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Variegata’	Blackstem Pittosporum, Tawhiwhi
Prunus caroliniana ‘Compacta’	Dwarf Carolina Laurel Cherry
Prunus laurocerasus ‘Otto Luyken’	Luykens Laurel
Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Pink Lady’	Pink Lady Rhaph or Indian Hawthorn
Westringia fruticosa	Coast Rosemary
Broadleaf Evergreen
Buxus sempervirens ‘Variegata’	Variegated English Boxwood
Euonymus japonicus ‘Silver Queen’	White Variegated Euonymus