Sycamore in hedge

[spandit]

My predominantly hawthorn hedge has a sycamore in it which has led to a gap:

 

 

Will it just grow back if I cut it down? Should I try & winch it out or are they deep rooted?

[Notmegov]

Cut it out and stump treat with roundup. The plant up the gap.

 

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[Woodworks]

Let the hedge grow up and then lay it. Lots of flailed hedges like that around here get gappy. Sycamore not the best in a hedge but it will lay and pretty hard to kill.

[easy-lift guy]

Cut it out and stump treat with roundup. The plant up the gap.

 

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Best and most effective way to deal with the problem.

easy-lift guy

[rem284]

cut the bark on the sycamore and brush or spray roundup into it. The sycamore should die and then can be removed. Plant gap with required trees and maintain. I have done this before with success

[spandit]

Might see if it will just yank out with the winch. Will replant with hawthorn, holly and maybe some yew

[openspaceman]

Might see if it will just yank out with the winch. Will replant with hawthorn, holly and maybe some yew

 

Pay heed to Woodworks

[spandit]

Pay heed to Woodworks

 

Which bit? Laying the hedge or "sycamore not good in a hedge"? Would like to get it laid eventually but I'd rather not have this problem again as laying it would lead to more sycamore shading out other species

[treesrus]

no doubt, sycamore is not good in a hedge, get rid and poison the stump.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Let the hedge grow up and then lay it. Lots of flailed hedges like that around here get gappy. Sycamore not the best in a hedge but it will lay and pretty hard to kill.

 

 

Pay heed to Woodworks

 

 

The cause of the problem is the flail rather than the Sycamore!

[Timber Man]

Yew is not a good plan around livestock,..particularly horses.