Bird friendly hedges

[73hunter]

Hey Fellas,

looking to plant a privacy hedge this spring and want to pick a bush that will have berries to draw the birds in winter, especially cardinals

any advice ?

[JoePa]

Autumn Olive -

[Sharon]

They like it thick , like spruce. We pile up old Christmas trees around our feeders /water source and the cardinals love it.

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[dutchhunter]

I have a box wood hedge and don't see to many birds in it. Mayby one to stay away from if you want to see birds.

[mosquito]

Common Juniper can be made into a hedge with some effort and the cedar waxwings love the fruit in winter.

[JoePa]

I have Autumn Olive planted along the border of a portion of my property - the bushes act like a barrier - it gets loaded with little red berries after having flowers in the spring - all kinds of birds eat the berries - in the fall flocks of bird can be seen on the bushes - I have since read that the berries are eatable for humans and people are making jams out of them - the only thing bad about them is the birds spread the seeds all over the place so you might have to mow certain areas if you don't want too many of the bushes taking over a field - at one time the National Turkey Federation was pushing the planting of these bushes

[73hunter]

I looked up Autumn Olive and read that it was considered an invasive species in North America, think I’ll try to find something native to here

[jaycee]

Plant a cedar hedge, and have a bird feeder or two close by, the cedar gives the birds a lot of protection in the winter, nesting habitat, and the finches and chickadees love going after the seeds from the cedars, ours is always crawling with various birds .

[Fox]

They do not keep their leaves into the winter but if you want a bush that brings in the birds go get yourself any of the service berries, often called saskatoon berries. There are versions that are bushy and the berries are magnets for the birds, they are also native plants. A huge plus is that they are very delicious and better for you than a blueberry, so if you want you can fight the birds for them in the summer.

[Sharon]

Have a look at the cotton easter bear berry.