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Conifer hedging
We've got a row of conifers at the end of our garden, closely abutted
and fairly thick, but they're really tall (15ft+) and leggy. Can anyone tell me what I need to do in order to turn my tall, messy, leggy conifers into a lower, more compact hedge? Sorry, don't know what species/variety they are. Definitely NOT leylandii though. Thanks so much David |
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Conifer hedging
wrote in message oups.com... We've got a row of conifers at the end of our garden, closely abutted and fairly thick, but they're really tall (15ft+) and leggy. Can anyone tell me what I need to do in order to turn my tall, messy, leggy conifers into a lower, more compact hedge? Sorry, don't know what species/variety they are. Definitely NOT leylandii though. Thanks so much David In the absence of a positive ID, cut a small section quite hard and wait and see if you get regrowth, if you do, fine go ahead and cut the rest back to about 9" smaller all round than you want the hedge and wait 2-3 years for it to look presentable again, cutting the regrowth to keep it bushy. If it does not regrow (and I suspect it wont) cut it right down and start again having removed the stumps. choose something with a good track record of being cut hard but still looking good - like yew, beech, hornbeam, avoid privet and escallonia if you are not keen on regular hedge cutting! -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and Lapageria rosea |
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Conifer hedging
On 4 Apr, 07:42, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote: wrote in message oups.com... We've got a row of conifers at the end of our garden, closely abutted and fairly thick, but they're really tall (15ft+) and leggy. Can anyone tell me what I need to do in order to turn my tall, messy, leggy conifers into a lower, more compact hedge? Sorry, don't know what species/variety they are. Definitely NOT leylandii though. Thanks so much David In the absence of a positive ID, cut a small section quite hard and wait and see if you get regrowth, if you do, fine go ahead and cut the rest back to about 9" smaller all round than you want the hedge and wait 2-3 years for it to look presentable again, cutting the regrowth to keep it bushy. If it does not regrow (and I suspect it wont) cut it right down and start again having removed the stumps. choose something with a good track record of being cut hard but still looking good - like yew, beech, hornbeam, avoid privet and escallonia if you are not keen on regular hedge cutting! -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and Lapageria rosea Thanks for the advice - removing stumps sounds like a nightmare - is it? |
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