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Help! Damaged Hornbeam Hedge
Hi,
A car has rolled into my 3 year old bornbeam hedge (trunk diameter around 1.25" or 3cm - a bit thin as there are other mature tree roots and canopies nearby). One trunk has snapped off, I have had to prune off damaged branches and several trunks have had areas of the bark scraped off. Advice please - do I need to treat the damaged trunks with anything? Is any special watering or feeding required to stimulate regrowth? Thanks David
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Even though the stem that was snapped entirely will probably sprout again, I recommend replacing severely damaged plants with ones as close in size to the surrounding plants as possible - you will be waiting a long time otherwise, as the new shoots will have to compete with the hedge around them. Cut off mangled branches at the trunk - be sure not to cut quite flush with the trunk, leaving a couple of millimetres of "branch collar" to ensure speedy closing of the wound. If there are cuts to the stem, you could help the tree by painting them over with a sealing product. If it has been dry recently, by all means water your hedge to help the survivors. You can get Replacement Hornbeam up to about 1.5 metres at http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/Hornb...rpinus-betulus |
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