What (who) is hedge - definition
![Leao-tong}}), with an additional branch going northeast, to separate the [[Mongols]] and the [[Manchus]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CEM-44-La-Chine-la-Tartarie-Chinoise-et-le-Thibet-1734-Liaodong-2755.jpg?width=200 "Leao-tong}}), with an additional branch going northeast, to separate the [[Mongols]] and the [[Manchus]]")
![A typical old [[Scottish march]] dyke, but without boundary trees](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Littlestane march dyke.JPG?width=200 "A typical old [[Scottish march]] dyke, but without boundary trees")
![A stretch of newly laid traditional hedging near [[Middleton, Northamptonshire]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Newly laid hedge.jpg?width=200 "A stretch of newly laid traditional hedging near [[Middleton, Northamptonshire]]")
![Oak and beech hedges are common in [[Great Britain]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Oak and beech hedgerow.jpg?width=200 "Oak and beech hedges are common in [[Great Britain]]")
![A round hedge of [[Creeping groundsel]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Senecio angulatus shrub form.jpg?width=200 "A round hedge of [[Creeping groundsel]].")
![A traditional stone-faced [[Devon hedge]] at [[Beaford]], with stones placed on edge](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stone Faced Hedge Beaford.JPG?width=200 "A traditional stone-faced [[Devon hedge]] at [[Beaford]], with stones placed on edge")
Wikipedia
A hedge or hedgerow is a line of closely spaced shrubs and sometimes trees, planted and trained to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area, such as between neighbouring properties. Hedges that are used to separate a road from adjoining fields or one field from another, and are of sufficient age to incorporate larger trees, are known as hedgerows. Often they serve as windbreaks to improve conditions for the adjacent crops, as in bocage country. When clipped and maintained, hedges are also a simple form of topiary.
A hedge often operates as, and sometimes is called, a "live fence". This may either consist of individual fence posts connected with wire or other fencing material, or it may be in the form of densely planted hedges without interconnecting wire. This is common in tropical areas where low-income farmers can demarcate properties and reduce maintenance of fence posts that otherwise deteriorate rapidly. Many other benefits can be obtained depending on the species chosen.
