The living hedge in the garden of Yagma, Burkina Faso

One calls “living hedge”, the hedge which surrounds a garden.

In agroforestry, the fence is doubled with a hedge of thorny trees to constitute a wall impassable by men and animals, which completely secures the garden. The hedge is composed of 3 species of acacia trees: Acacia nilotica, Acacia raddiana, Acacia mellifera, which are planted alternately around the garden. As the trees grow, the upper branches can be cut off and inserted at ground level between the trunks to consolidate this impassable wall. Although the garden is located in a peri-urban area in Yagma, it can still be subject to visits from goats or chickens attracted by the vegetables of the garden.


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