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Cost & process

The 4 Things That Actually Drive Hedge Installation Cost

Size, length, spacing, and add-ons — how each moves the number, and why species isn't on the list.

3 min read

SoCal Hedge field guide

Every hedge quote in existence is four numbers wearing a trench coat: size at install, length of line, spacing, and site-work add-ons. Notice what's missing — species. Every one of our eight costs the same at a given container size, so what you plant is a free choice about looks, growth, and water, not budget.

Ranked by impact

Size at install is the giant — the same 60-foot line runs roughly $2,600 in 15-gallon stock and about $22,000 as an instant 36-inch box wall. Length and spacing set the tree count together: fewer trees on a wider spacing, more on a tight one, and the count is simply the footage divided by the spacing, rounded up. Site-work add-ons — root barriers, drip irrigation, headboard border, mulch — are the final layer, each priced off your linear footage and published.

The takeaway

Fix your budget first, then let size flex against it. Every combination is priced live in the estimate — change size and spacing and watch the number move until it fits, then pick whichever species you like best at no change in price.

Put it to work

Draw your hedge line on a satellite view of your property and get one fixed installation price in about two minutes.

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