Hedgelaying pics

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Now this is a good thread!

 

Something ive always thought about but never had anyone show me the way or ask me to try!

[cousin jack]

One I did this year, it was a barsteward, 15-18ft high, entangled with branches 4 trees along, I say trees because some of them where. Anyway, I made something of it,

[csservices]

I've found the pole saw comes in very handy for untangling big hedges, saves alot of mauling and means you end up with more usable tree left :thumbup1:As for species I lay whatevers there except for elder, as it grows to fast smothers the other trees then dies and leaves a gap, so that gets cut out and roundupped Think in the pics I posted both hedges were mostly blackthorn, the big hedge in the first few pics also had a bit of hawthorn, holly, hazel, elm and dog rose in it, had 3 bonfires worth of brash out of it all 3 higher than the tractor out of 180 yards of hedge

[Frankie Lawrence]

I have never done hedgelaying before but would love to have a go at it.

[Saw-sick Steve]

One I did this year, it was a barsteward, 15-18ft high, entangled with branches 4 trees along, I say trees because some of them where. Anyway, I made something of it,

Not bad CJ, but 'tidn a proper 'edge though, is it boy?

[cousin jack]

Not bad CJ, but 'tidn a proper 'edge though, is it boy?

 

Naw, tid'n a 'edge 'tall, really, is a

 

I'll take a pic this evening, heathered and greened up now.

[rowan lee]

This is a real art form guys. Beautiful work indeed.

Is it done with hazel much?

[Ropey]

Love to see an "after" Shot. Never seen anything like this down our way.

It looks like the base of the tree is almost cut through to lay it over, i take it that it fully recovers and grows away nicely?

[Saw-sick Steve]

Love to see an "after" Shot. Never seen anything like this down our way.

It looks like the base of the tree is almost cut through to lay it over, i take it that it fully recovers and grows away nicely?

There was a guy down Queenstown way who did/does a lot of dry stone walling and was interested in laying some hedges in that area.

There's at least a couple of blokes doing hedgelaying in Tasmania (bit far,I know!), why not get in touch with DOC, see if they know anyone doing it in Kiwi-land?

[Doug Blease]

Beautiful work, is any of it for actual livestock enclosure anymore?

 

At what point can the hedge replace the stock netting?

 

Is there a way of doing it without using the 'modern' fenceposts?