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Hedge layering
Hi there.
I have some beech trees at the back of my garden, which are part of a continuous hedge which runs down behind the properties in the street. My trees have obviously been left to develop and are now about 15-18m high. All the growth is going upwards and I need to encourage growth lower down and aslo fill a gap where some trees have been removed. I have seen layering being done on TV and wondered if this could be done with my trees. The trunk stems range from about 120mm to 300mm diameter. Any advice anyone? Davy |
Hedge layering
On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 07:37:32 +0100, Davy Murray wrote:
I have seen layering being done on TV and wondered if this could be done with my trees. The trunk stems range from about 120mm to 300mm diameter. To big to lay I think. 50mm would be about the maximum. You part cut through an upright then bend it over and weave it between the ends of other uprights also cut and bent over. As the top section is still partially connected to the root system it doesn't die but continues to grow forming a very dense and stock proof hedge. -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
Hedge layering
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from "Davy Murray" contains these words: Hi there. I have some beech trees at the back of my garden, which are part of a continuous hedge which runs down behind the properties in the street. My trees have obviously been left to develop and are now about 15-18m high. All the growth is going upwards and I need to encourage growth lower down and aslo fill a gap where some trees have been removed. I have seen layering being done on TV and wondered if this could be done with my trees. The trunk stems range from about 120mm to 300mm diameter. I think you mean hedge laying. Layering is when you bend a stem down to the ground so that it makes new roots where it touches earth. Those beech are too big for laying, but if you saw the trunks off very short, say 1ft tall, they will spring up again from the trunk below the cut, then by regular trimming you can make a thick new hedge in a few years time. Janet. |
Hedge layering
Davy Murray wrote in message ... Hi there. I have some beech trees at the back of my garden, which are part of a continuous hedge which runs down behind the properties in the street. My trees have obviously been left to develop and are now about 15-18m high. All the growth is going upwards and I need to encourage growth lower down and aslo fill a gap where some trees have been removed. I have seen layering being done on TV and wondered if this could be done with my trees. The trunk stems range from about 120mm to 300mm diameter. They sound much too big for layering, the largest I've ever seen layered are about 1/3 or that. These trunks are so big that they will snap. The trees are themselves far too tall for layering. Not too sure how a beech will react to a very serious trimming so that it can re-grow from the base, then you could have some success. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
Hedge layering
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from "Michael Berridge" contains these words: Davy Murray wrote in message ... Hi there. I have some beech trees at the back of my garden, which are part of a continuous hedge which runs down behind the properties in the street. My trees have obviously been left to develop and are now about 15-18m high. All the growth is going upwards and I need to encourage growth lower down and aslo fill a gap where some trees have been removed. I have seen layering being done on TV and wondered if this could be done with my trees. The trunk stems range from about 120mm to 300mm diameter. They sound much too big for layering, the largest I've ever seen layered are about 1/3 or that. These trunks are so big that they will snap. The trees are themselves far too tall for layering. Not too sure how a beech will react to a very serious trimming so that it can re-grow from the base, then you could have some success. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk Beech responds quite well to trimming but thats a mighty hedge to cut right back! May be possible in stages but I would`nt consider it in one crack. -- email farmer chris on Please don`t use as it`s a spam haven. |
Hedge layering
In article , Janet Baraclough
writes Those beech are too big for laying, but if you saw the trunks off very short, say 1ft tall, they will spring up again from the trunk below the cut, then by regular trimming you can make a thick new hedge in a few years time. Aye, and the rest. I dug out the entire stump of a beech that had been a large tree, and been cut right back and now the odd piece of root I left in is sprouting leaves. John -- John Rouse |
Hedge layering
Thanx for your advice
The hedge forms part of the boundary to the back of my garden, so it would have to be something attempted over a good few years to get it all cut back. I'll probably experiment with a couple at the edges and see how they recover and regrow. A long term project I think! Davy |
Hedge layering
On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 07:37:32 +0100, "Davy Murray"
wrote: I have some beech trees at the back of my garden snip I have seen layering being done on TV and wondered if this could be done with my trees. The trunk stems range from about 120mm to 300mm diameter. As it happens, last weekend the National Hedgelaying Championships took place in our village (with very little advertising!), so if you want to see how it should be done, and the different styles from different parts of the country, drive along the B1046 in Barton, Cambridgeshire. Back on topic - many of the trunks which have been laid were very large diameter, certainly over 120mm, so it would be worth experimenting. Tom -- Tom Chisholm (Remove 'falseteeth' to e-mail reply) |
Hedge layering
On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 07:37:32 +0100, "Davy Murray"
wrote: I have some beech trees at the back of my garden snip I have seen layering being done on TV and wondered if this could be done with my trees. The trunk stems range from about 120mm to 300mm diameter. As it happens, last weekend the National Hedgelaying Championships took place in our village (with very little advertising!), so if you want to see how it should be done, and the different styles from different parts of the country, drive along the B1046 in Barton, Cambridgeshire. Back on topic - many of the trunks which have been laid were very large diameter, certainly over 120mm, so it would be worth experimenting. Tom -- Tom Chisholm (Remove 'falseteeth' to e-mail reply) |
Hedge layering
On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 07:37:32 +0100, "Davy Murray"
wrote: I have some beech trees at the back of my garden snip I have seen layering being done on TV and wondered if this could be done with my trees. The trunk stems range from about 120mm to 300mm diameter. As it happens, last weekend the National Hedgelaying Championships took place in our village (with very little advertising!), so if you want to see how it should be done, and the different styles from different parts of the country, drive along the B1046 in Barton, Cambridgeshire. Back on topic - many of the trunks which have been laid were very large diameter, certainly over 120mm, so it would be worth experimenting. Tom -- Tom Chisholm (Remove 'falseteeth' to e-mail reply) |
Hedge layering
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 16:49:23 GMT, Janet Baraclough
wrote: Is that where you got the idea for making a hedge out of a row of urg posts? Sorry about that - Free Agent insisted that it hadn't been sent until I removed my 'falseteeth' - also it did not appear when I downloaded new headers. Tom -- Tom Chisholm (Remove 'falseteeth' to e-mail reply) |
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