"Neil Jones" wrote in message
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"kenty ;-)" wrote in message
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Does anyone have any good uses for conifer hedge clippings?
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A friend of mine has his yew hedge cut by a pharmaceutical company each
year because they use the cuttings to produce some anti-cancer treatment
apparently. This would seem to be an excellent use of hedge clippings...


That is to make Taxol (or something related) which comes from yew (Taxus).
Yew is native and makes magnificent hedges.

Other conifer hedges are not so useful and respond extremely well to severe
cutting back (to ground level every year)
and some even like to be burned occasionally (wait until a long dry spell
and use petrol liberally).
It will make a world of difference and you will thank me.