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First cut - hornbeam hedge

  • 06-07-2024 10:56am
    #1
    ergo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 856 ✭✭✭


    Planted a hornbeam hedge last November with 1 year old bare root plants

    The aim is just to have a tall narrow green screen to block off the greyness of the wall, don't want a thick bushy hedge, what's the best approach to cutting this? Shorten any lateral branches coming out away from the wall? Haven't a clue re this so appreciate any thoughts..

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  • #2
    Reckless Abandonment
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭Reckless Abandonment


    Yeah cut anything coming away from the wall to depth you want. Always a good idea to trim the leading shoots down by about half to help thicken the plant out a bit



  • #3
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    First thing I'd do is take 18ins to 2ft off the top of them all. A light trim of side branches after that.



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