Rootballed Viburnum opulus

Guelder Rose Hedging

A beautiful UK native deciduous hedge with white summer flowers, brilliant red berries and rich autumn foliage colour, ideal for wildlife-friendly, informal and mixed native boundaries.

Viburnum opulus, commonly known as Guelder Rose, is an attractive native shrub offering exceptional seasonal interest. Clusters of white flowers appear in late spring and early summer against fresh green, maple-like foliage, creating an attractive flowering display and providing a valuable resource for pollinating insects.

By late summer and autumn, the flowers are followed by clusters of glossy bright red berries, while the foliage develops rich shades of red and purple before falling. This combination of flowers, fruit and autumn colour makes Guelder Rose an excellent choice for ornamental, wildlife-friendly and mixed native hedging.

Why Choose Viburnum opulus?

• UK native hedging species

• Attractive white flowers in late spring and early summer

• Produces brilliant red berries

• Excellent red and purple autumn foliage

• Valuable to birds and pollinating insects

• Suitable for moisture-retentive soils

• Excellent for mixed native hedging

• Provides interest across several seasons

Why Buy Rootballed Guelder Rose?

Rootballed Viburnum opulus is field-grown and lifted with a substantial ball of soil retained around its root system.

This allows larger, established Guelder Rose plants to be supplied where greater initial height, structure and ornamental impact are required, making them particularly useful for substantial boundaries and larger landscape planting schemes.

Available Sizes

Rootballed Guelder Rose is available in a range of heights, subject to seasonal nursery availability.

Larger plants provide greater immediate structure and seasonal impact, while smaller sizes can offer an economical solution for longer boundaries and mixed native planting schemes.

How Many Plants Do I Need?

Plant spacing depends upon the size selected, whether Guelder Rose is being planted as a single-species hedge or as part of a mixed native hedge, and the density required.

Our hedging guide will help you calculate the appropriate number of plants for the length of your proposed hedge.

Supply & Professional Planting

We can supply rootballed Viburnum opulus for customers undertaking their own planting or provide a complete professional supply and planting service.

Kirman Design can undertake ground preparation, correct spacing and planting and provide establishment and aftercare guidance.

Important – Rootballed Plants Are Seasonal

Rootballed Guelder Rose is supplied according to seasonal nursery availability and suitable lifting and planting conditions.

For larger quantities or particular sizes, early ordering is recommended.

Delivery, Access & Planting

Rootballed hedging can be large and heavy, particularly at the larger sizes. Before ordering, it is important to consider delivery access, the route to the planting position and how the plants will be handled and planted.

Read our Guide to Hedge Delivery, Access & Planting

We can install any hedge in all of the following postcodes;

BB, BL, CH1 - CH5, CW8, CW9, FY, L, LA1 - LA6, M, OL, PR, SK1 - SK12, WA, & WN. Please do not purchase if you want the hedging installed outside this area. If you do live outside the area, then please give us a call on 01942 604976 and we can see if it’s possible to do this.