150m neglected hedge -Advice on best tools

[wytco0]

It's a very fast growing woody shrub - useful for filling gaps, the bark and cambium is a reasonable thickness and can be laid, whilst the flowers and fruit have a fairly decent ecological value, and as the wood hollows and rots quick, so does that also. When filling gaps I have used elder by cutting a chunk of stem with roots and dug it into a space

 

I am actually thinking of planting some for exactly this reason but not in the 150m of hedge that i look after. It grows really well here in a very chalky soil.

[Eddy_t]

just try to phase it out, but try and keep one big stem, and just top it off as a pollard, as it will hollow and provide nesting sites, also jew's ear fungus makes a good soup, and as has been suggested, make lots of booze with the flowers/fruit!!

[Crazy Cutter]

Just west of Norwich postcode NR8.

 

I am happy to come and have a look. Will give a fixed price quote for laying.

[lakeyboy]

I wouldent say that we are are hedgelayers ..... But we do a lot of large hedges throughout the year some that take three of us non stop cutting all day and we are based in cawston if you wanted us to come and have a look that's no problem we can reduce the hight of the hedge remove the worst of the ivy/elder for you and cart rubbish away either contact myself on 07939838123 or the chap I work with his name is Jeremy hall and you can reach him on 07876566586

[lakeyboy]

I am happy to come and have a look. Will give a fixed price quote for laying.

 

Sorry only just realized about this was not trying to poach custom haha apologies

[wytco0]

Hi All, sorry for late reply.

 

We have now arranged for a friend of a friend and keen hedge layer to have a look and advise.

 

Special thanks to those that offered to help, its good to know that there are local people with thees skills. I will come back to you later if we still need some work done.