To promote dense growth in a hedge, which hedge profile is recommended?

To promote dense growth in a hedge, which hedge profile is recommended?

• A. Bottom wider than top
• B. Top wider than bottom
• C. Uniform width
• D. Bottom narrower than top

Answer: (A)

Achieving dense growth hinges on lighting the interior of the hedge. When the base is wider than the top, the canopy fans out toward the ground, allowing sunlight to reach the inner and lower branches. This light exposure stimulates new growth throughout the plant, leading to a fuller, more evenly dense hedge over time. If the top were wider, the upper canopy would shade the interior and lower parts, resulting in sparser growth near the base. A uniform width reduces light penetration at higher levels as the hedge grows taller, and a profile that tapers inward toward the base concentrates shade there, limiting interior density. So, letting the base be wider than the top creates the open structure that promotes dense, evenly distributed growth.

Achieving dense growth hinges on lighting the interior of the hedge. When the base is wider than the top, the canopy fans out toward the ground, allowing sunlight to reach the inner and lower branches. This light exposure stimulates new growth throughout the plant, leading to a fuller, more evenly dense hedge over time. If the top were wider, the upper canopy would shade the interior and lower parts, resulting in sparser growth near the base. A uniform width reduces light penetration at higher levels as the hedge grows taller, and a profile that tapers inward toward the base concentrates shade there, limiting interior density. So, letting the base be wider than the top creates the open structure that promotes dense, evenly distributed growth.