Pruning Laurel Hedge
I want to cut a laurel hedge back quite severely - some of the branches will be about 1 inch diameter. Should I "paint" the exposed surface with something - or just leave to the air. (Obviously if the answer is yes, the next question is with what ;-) |
Pruning Laurel Hedge
In article , judith writes: | | I want to cut a laurel hedge back quite severely - some of the | branches will be about 1 inch diameter. | | Should I "paint" the exposed surface with something - or just leave to | the air. If you discover a way to kill laurel, there are many people who would like to know how! In theory, you might get a fungal infection, but I haven't heard of it happening to laurel - others might have, I suppose. I would just leave it. Generally, even cutting 6" branches of laurel doesn't seem to do more than make it aggressive. | (Obviously if the answer is yes, the next question is with what ;-) Well, I would answer SBK :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Pruning Laurel Hedge
On 5/5/08 16:06, in article ,
"judith" wrote: I want to cut a laurel hedge back quite severely - some of the branches will be about 1 inch diameter. Should I "paint" the exposed surface with something - or just leave to the air. (Obviously if the answer is yes, the next question is with what ;-) We don't. When a hedge needs cutting, Matthew just goes all Sweeney Todd with a chainsaw. I believe current thinking is that there's more danger of sealing infection in than not. Or something. But I really wouldn't worry about it. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Pruning Laurel Hedge
judith writes
I want to cut a laurel hedge back quite severely - some of the branches will be about 1 inch diameter. Should I "paint" the exposed surface with something - or just leave to the air. (Obviously if the answer is yes, the next question is with what ;-) I wouldn't (and didn't when we cut back our big laurel with branches 4-6in dia) - laurels in my experience are pretty tough. -- Kay |
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