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15-02-2004, 12:17 PM
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'Standard' cornus?
I saw some dogwoods in council-run shrubberies which were 3 ft single stems with a pollard like top,
so the coloured stems were raised from ground height. My garden is too full to allow room for normal pruning and display. This standard-ising seems a good idea for congested plots. Does anyone know how to do this? If I cut back a dogwood to one stem, won't it sprout from the bottom again? Kath |
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15-02-2004, 07:39 PM
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'Standard' cornus?
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Lee and Kath wrote: I saw some dogwoods in council-run shrubberies which were 3 ft single stems with a pollard like top, so the coloured stems were raised from ground height. My garden is too full to allow room for normal pruning and display. This standard-ising seems a good idea for congested plots. Does anyone know how to do this? If I cut back a dogwood to one stem, won't it sprout from the bottom again? Probably, but a lot of such plants sprout more from the base when there is no established stem; their reaction to having their main stems removed is to sprout vigorously. This is the principle used in coppicing. I would have a go and see. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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15-02-2004, 08:08 PM
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'Standard' cornus?
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Lee and Kath wrote: I saw some dogwoods in council-run shrubberies which were 3 ft single stems with a pollard like top, so the coloured stems were raised from ground height. My garden is too full to allow room for normal pruning and display. This standard-ising seems a good idea for congested plots. Does anyone know how to do this? If I cut back a dogwood to one stem, won't it sprout from the bottom again? Probably, but a lot of such plants sprout more from the base when there is no established stem; their reaction to having their main stems removed is to sprout vigorously. This is the principle used in coppicing. I would have a go and see. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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15-02-2004, 08:08 PM
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'Standard' cornus?
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Lee and Kath wrote: I saw some dogwoods in council-run shrubberies which were 3 ft single stems with a pollard like top, so the coloured stems were raised from ground height. My garden is too full to allow room for normal pruning and display. This standard-ising seems a good idea for congested plots. Does anyone know how to do this? If I cut back a dogwood to one stem, won't it sprout from the bottom again? Probably, but a lot of such plants sprout more from the base when there is no established stem; their reaction to having their main stems removed is to sprout vigorously. This is the principle used in coppicing. I would have a go and see. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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15-02-2004, 08:12 PM
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'Standard' cornus?
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Lee and Kath wrote: I saw some dogwoods in council-run shrubberies which were 3 ft single stems with a pollard like top, so the coloured stems were raised from ground height. My garden is too full to allow room for normal pruning and display. This standard-ising seems a good idea for congested plots. Does anyone know how to do this? If I cut back a dogwood to one stem, won't it sprout from the bottom again? Probably, but a lot of such plants sprout more from the base when there is no established stem; their reaction to having their main stems removed is to sprout vigorously. This is the principle used in coppicing. I would have a go and see. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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