Tree not very full - could it be cut in any way to help it grow?

NIMAN · 31-07-2014 12:19pm #1

As the title says, I have this tree in my driveway (Copper Beech?) and there is a gap in the foliage.

Is there any way I could cut or trim it to make it fill out?

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae215/sok40/P1150655_zpsaaa7dfd7.jpg

Oldtree · 31-07-2014 12:50pm

Not really much can be done there. but you could just cut off the top and turn it into a nice hedge, that way it could be trained higher and thicker over time.

blackbox · 31-07-2014 8:54pm

Is tha bark damaged? If not, what would you think of cutting away all of the lower branches to give a bare stem?

NIMAN · 31-07-2014 9:05pm

Not sure. will check tomorrow.

I'm open to any suggestions tbh, not sure what to do myself as anything I usually touch in the garden dies!

What would cutting away all the lower branches do?

Oldtree · 31-07-2014 9:20pm

make a nice stick.

the top of the plant does not look great (for whatever reason) so I would not be inclined to remove all the good growth at the bottom half.

Souness · 31-07-2014 10:30pm

Personally I would just give it time. I had severely distorted beech trees where all the branches were on one side due to a leylandea hedge growing behind them. I had thought of topping them to encourage them to bush out after I had removed the hedge. But now I am very glad I let them be as within 2-3 years they had vastly improved and now they are now 60ft beautiful trees. From your pic I see that there are branches in the weak mid section and with time they will fill that gap.

Tree not very full - could it be cut in any way to help it grow?

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