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Beech not held its leaves
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Last year our mature and high beech hedges seemed to have held their leaves a lot better than this winter - it's really very thin coverage in places and you can see right through big patches of bare twigs. We left it a bit late to trim it this time, although it was also late last year, could that explain it, or is it more likely down to weather conditions? What is the best advice for helping beech to hold onto its leaves? Happy Christmas to everyone by the way. Lynda |
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Beech not held its leaves
In article , Lynda Thornton writes: | | Last year our mature and high beech hedges seemed to have held their | leaves a lot better than this winter - it's really very thin coverage in | places and you can see right through big patches of bare twigs. We left | it a bit late to trim it this time, although it was also late last year, | could that explain it, or is it more likely down to weather conditions? The weather. It is a LOT colder this winter than last. | What is the best advice for helping beech to hold onto its leaves? Keep it well trimmed. Seriously. Young beeches keep their leaves; old ones drop them; the smaller and closer trimmed a hedge is, the more it behaves like a young beech. Don't ask me why. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Beech not held its leaves
In article , Nick Maclaren
writes In article , Lynda Thornton writes: | | Last year our mature and high beech hedges seemed to have held their | leaves a lot better than this winter - it's really very thin coverage in | places and you can see right through big patches of bare twigs. We left | it a bit late to trim it this time, although it was also late last year, | could that explain it, or is it more likely down to weather conditions? The weather. It is a LOT colder this winter than last. | What is the best advice for helping beech to hold onto its leaves? Keep it well trimmed. Seriously. Young beeches keep their leaves; old ones drop them; the smaller and closer trimmed a hedge is, the more it behaves like a young beech. Don't ask me why. Hi Nick Thanks - I think some other gardens have also got thin beech coverage from what I can see on our road. We will give the hedges a good hard trim next summer - I assume late August is the right time, not before? Best wishes for Christmas Lynda |
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Beech not held its leaves
Lynda Thornton wrote: Thanks - I think some other gardens have also got thin beech coverage from what I can see on our road. We will give the hedges a good hard trim next summer - I assume late August is the right time, not before? Yes, perhaps twice a year is good for beech hedge, May and August. If you haven't done it before I would suggest you do it twice. It made me think though if we have a problem with our weather - shouldn't we move forward by 1 month with our pruning? Seeing the state of my lilacs ... it's so sad. All the leaves have gone now and at the extremities of the branches there's little round clusters of flowers (not at all the cone shape of the ordinary lilac). It's a very strange phenomenon, but I now wonder if I will have the wonderful scent I get from my trees next spring ( I have a lil' beech tree which I have grown from seed. 8 years ago Gardeners Question Time on the radio said it would be a good year for the seeds. I took a handful from Styal Forest and planted them all in my garden. I got lucky with one, which I moved 6 years ago from it's birthplace to a place it will stay hopefully for ever. It's got all its leaves though - always keep them until new ones arrive. |
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Beech not held its leaves
In article .com, "La Puce" writes: | | I have a lil' beech tree which I have grown from seed. 8 years ago | Gardeners Question Time on the radio said it would be a good year for | the seeds. I took a handful from Styal Forest and planted them all in | my garden. I got lucky with one, which I moved 6 years ago from it's | birthplace to a place it will stay hopefully for ever. Probably only for a few centuries at most :-) | It's got all its | leaves though - always keep them until new ones arrive. That will change as it matures. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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