[Tom McLaughlin]

Has anyone here planted hedge (hawthorn, blackthorn, etc.) as stock fence? Could you give a quick assessment of its benefits and drawbacks?

About 10 years ago we moved some forsythia(sp?) maybe 50 plants that had some wild rose mixed with it and let it grow.It has become a very tight, thick hedge. I don't use it as a stock fence it's not where the cows go but it seems like it would hold them. Not sure if the plants would be a problem for the cows either. Have to look into this for myself. Tom