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Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has
effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? Franz |
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 22:38:45 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote: Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? Why? Be careful if you do. I gather they are grafted and you could encourage lots of straight ordinary hazel rather than more contortions. Yes I think you would ruin it. Pam in Bristol |
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Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has
effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? Franz |
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 22:38:45 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote: Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? Why? Be careful if you do. I gather they are grafted and you could encourage lots of straight ordinary hazel rather than more contortions. Yes I think you would ruin it. Pam in Bristol |
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In article , Franz Heymann notfranz.
writes Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? Seems a pity, to coppice it just before the only time of year when it looks good. I'd be worried that when it re-grew it would only produce straight sticks. Mine seems very keen on throwing up straight stems from the bottom. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 23:35:53 +0000, Kay Easton wrote:
In article , Franz Heymann notfranz. writes Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? Seems a pity, to coppice it just before the only time of year when it looks good. I'd be worried that when it re-grew it would only produce straight sticks. Mine seems very keen on throwing up straight stems from the bottom. You can root hazels if you are lucky, and it's worth trying so you get an HLWS on its own roots, hence less prone to throwing straight suckers. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 22:38:45 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote: Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? There's a badly constructed subject if ever I saw one. I thought it was spam. :-) -- Martin |
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"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 22:38:45 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann" wrote: Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? Why? Be careful if you do. I gather they are grafted and you could encourage lots of straight ordinary hazel rather than more contortions. Yes I think you would ruin it. What a pity. We have a little private path at the back between ourselves and our neighbours. The hazel of which I speak has got out of hand and is making the path unusable on wet days. Please, may I give it a slightly less harsh pruning? (Still harsh, though {:-)) ) Franz Pam in Bristol |
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"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , Franz Heymann notfranz. writes Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? Seems a pity, to coppice it just before the only time of year when it looks good. I'd be worried that when it re-grew it would only produce straight sticks. Mine seems very keen on throwing up straight stems from the bottom. More undesirable news {:-(( Franz |
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"Rodger Whitlock" wrote in message ... On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 23:35:53 +0000, Kay Easton wrote: In article , Franz Heymann notfranz. writes Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? Seems a pity, to coppice it just before the only time of year when it looks good. I'd be worried that when it re-grew it would only produce straight sticks. Mine seems very keen on throwing up straight stems from the bottom. You can root hazels if you are lucky, and it's worth trying so you get an HLWS on its own roots, hence less prone to throwing straight suckers. One is enough in the small garden I have, and I am too old to think of starting a brand new one now. {:-(( Franz |
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"Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... "Pam Moore" wrote in message ... On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 22:38:45 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann" wrote: Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? Why? Be careful if you do. I gather they are grafted and you could encourage lots of straight ordinary hazel rather than more contortions. Yes I think you would ruin it. FWIW when we moved here someone had cut out all the twisted branches from our Hazel, thinking it was diseased! I cut all the straight growth out, leaving just a stump. After three years it is now about 8ft tall with a good spread of bizarre contorted branches. I lop the odd straight branches as they appear. We also have a twisted willow which is a constant source of worry. It produces masses of leaves and new twigs every spring - which nearly all die back come June. It then puts on new growth again in a hap-hazard fashion until fall. I have carefully removed several dead branches - everything else seems healthy, but..... |
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"martin" wrote in message ... On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 22:38:45 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann" wrote: Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? There's a badly constructed subject if ever I saw one. I thought it was spam. :-) Hell's delight. {:-(( I have now corrected the second one as well. Franz -- Martin |
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:53:42 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote: "martin" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 22:38:45 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann" wrote: Would I ruin a Corylus avellana "Contorta" if I prune it so hard that it has effectively been coppiced some time between now and just after New Year's Day? There's a badly constructed subject if ever I saw one. I thought it was spam. :-) Hell's delight. {:-(( I have now corrected the second one as well. and now do this one? :-) -- Martin |
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:13:53 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote: What a pity. We have a little private path at the back between ourselves and our neighbours. The hazel of which I speak has got out of hand and is making the path unusable on wet days. Please, may I give it a slightly less harsh pruning? In that case I would cut off some of the stems around the base, leaving the central ones intact. That would give you room to pass but not spoil the attractiveness too much. Then you would have to be extra vigilant for the straight ones which may well try to invade the space you have made. Pam in Bristol |
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