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Old 11-04-2007, 12:06 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren Nick Maclaren is offline
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Default Multi-stemmed birches


In article .com,
"Dave Hill" writes:
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| Why wait till the autumn?
| Now is the time to cut them back to 3 or 4 leaves whilst they are
| small and still in pots.

As with vines, now is precisely when NOT to cut into old wood. And
it is not always easy to tell when young wood stops and old wood
begins.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.