Fast growing prickly climber

Savannah02K

I was given a pyracantha several years ago, hardly any thorns on the poor little wee thing but I was warned, put it where you want it, you'll never be able to move it. Here we are barely three years later, trust me, you go in to prune the b***er wearing a padded haz mat suit, the thorns are vicious. I use the prunings tucked into the grow bags etc to protect my upcoming seedlings from the birds, slugs etc.

fossman

geordie_lass wrote: »

I've got the same problem. Pyracantha is the plant I would recommend too, evil thorns.

I've topped my fence with expanding trellis, the one with pointy bits. It's spiky and also looks flimsy which is a deterrent to anyone trying to climb over it. I've reinforced it with a batten fixed across the middle and painted it in with the fence. Instant, cheap and effective, might be a good aternative until your plants grow.

I'll go back to the garden centre and ask if they are Firethorn Pyracantha.

I have the good side of the fence facing into my garden, how would I go about attaching trellis to the top?

brownfrog

fossman wrote: »

I'll go back to the garden centre and ask if they are Firethorn Pyracantha.

I have the good side of the fence facing into my garden, how would I go about attaching trellis to the top?

Use battens - sit the trellis on the fence, attach the battens vertically, with one end on the trellis and the other on the fence. They will show at first, but if you paint/stain them to match the fence, they'll blend in, and the pyracantha will cover them quickly.

fossman

I bought a pyracanthia and planted it about 2 weeks ago. I've just been down the garden and the leaves look abit curled at the edges and a few are turning a brownish colour. Is it dying or is it just shock from being replanted?

asharon

I bought a load of pyracantha before xmas and they had few or no thorns. Now they do, although small and few it wont take long judging on my neighbours.

Kay_Peel

While you're waiting for your pyracantha, berberis, hawthorn etc to grow tall, you could plant some soft fruit barriers - blackberry, tayberry, raspberry and the rest. They grow fast, tall and they're aggressive, thorny hunks. But the fruit is just gorgeous.