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hedge planted for AEOS

6480 · 2012-12-18 17:18:07

i planted a hedge nearly two years ago for the AEOS scheme , i am just wondering does it need to be cut back to get it to thicken up a bit

18-12-2012 5:18pm

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i planted a hedge nearly two years ago for the AEOS scheme , i am just wondering does it need to be cut back to get it to thicken up a bit

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#2 18-12-2012 8:34pm

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think you are meant to reduce it to about 6 inches high after the first year otherwise you get long thin rods.

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#3 18-12-2012 8:36pm

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would it be ok now to trim it 6 inches

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#4 18-12-2012 10:18pm

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This should be helpful:

http://www.hedges.ie/Hawthorn-Hedging-How-To-Clip-a-Hawthorn-Hedge.html

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#5 19-12-2012 6:58pm

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ootbitb wrote: »

This should be helpful:

http://www.hedges.ie/Hawthorn-Hedging-How-To-Clip-a-Hawthorn-Hedge.html

cheers ootbitb for that link

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