Planting and Spacing
Hedge Plant Quantity Calculator
Use Hedge Plant Quantity when you need to estimate shrub quantity along a straight hedge run. It calculates hedge plants from the measurements shown below.
Enter values for hedge plants
Read each Hedge Plant Quantity field note before calculating hedge plants.
Arithmetic used for Hedge Plant Quantity
Hedge Plant Quantity divides quantities drawn from Hedge run length, Plant spacing, and Include both end plants.
Hedge Plant Quantity evaluates hedge run length at 48 ft, plant spacing at 30 in, and include both end plants at Yes as 20 plants.
Using the Hedge Plant Quantity result
The main result is hedge plants. Use identical units when comparing two hedge plant quantity scenarios.
Centers between plants supplements hedge plants in Hedge Plant Quantity. A separate estimate of border plants comes from Border Plant Count Calculator.
Save the Hedge Plant Quantity value before rounding Hedge plants to whole units.
Measurements for Hedge Plant Quantity
The Hedge Plant Quantity input panel defines Hedge run length, Plant spacing, and Include both end plants. Note any Hedge Plant Quantity conversion. Test groundcover plants separately in Groundcover Plant Count Calculator.
- Hedge run length
- Default in Hedge Plant Quantity: 48 ft.
- Plant spacing
- Default in Hedge Plant Quantity: 30 in.
- Include both end plants
- Hedge Plant Quantity selects Yes in its example.
Hedge Plant Quantity field limitation
Curves and gates change the usable run length. The calculation for plants per square meter remains in Plant Density per Square Meter Calculator.
A zero Plant spacing leaves hedge plants undefined in Hedge Plant Quantity.
Collecting data for Hedge Plant Quantity
Lay out the boundary first, then verify hedge run length at several points before ordering plants.
Sensitivity of the Hedge Plant Quantity result
To compare alternatives, save the current result before changing Include both end plants. Label both cases so the source measurements remain clear. Total plants: Garden Row Plant Count Calculator handles this follow-up.
Hedge run length: sensitivity example
Create a second case by setting Hedge run length to 52.8 ft. The initial setting is 48 ft, and the corresponding hedge plants values are 20 plants and 22 plants.
This keeps the effect of hedge run length distinct from changes in the other Hedge Plant Quantity inputs.
Do not replace the source measurement merely because one scenario gives a preferred answer.
Clarifying the Hedge Plant Quantity result
Can Plant spacing be zero in Hedge Plant Quantity?
In Hedge Plant Quantity, zero plant spacing makes hedge plants undefined.
How does “Curves and gates change the usable run length.” affect hedge plants?
No automatic adjustment is applied for it. Use a site-specific value for hedge run length when the condition is present.
Should edge clearance be added to Hedge Plant Quantity?
Use the Hedge Plant Quantity boundary described by the inputs. Exclude paths, end clearance, and supports unless a field includes them.