'Laying' bigger trees

[countrryboy]

Spot on cheers everyone

 

I will have a go with the axe next season. At minute been putting back cut horizontally in stead off diagonally, i'm sure i tried diagionally and there was a reason i changed but do tend to make it up on a tree to tree basis

 

Do u tidy the butt up, ie cut the sloping angle off/square it up rather than leave it sticking so pround.

 

Alycidon i have already planted a load and have a sunhouse full off Laurel and Rhodedrums (sorry for planting non natives/invasives) cuttings ready to get planted out.

I was surprised the owner gave me permission to plant rhodey's considering there is grants to remove them, but i think the ground is so acidic/wet in places it is about the only plant that will grow albeit not at it's usual fast rate. But i will just keep them under control.

Also heading up with a mini digger to try and turn over some small patches to put some cover crop in, mixture of Reed Canary, Fodder radish and Mustard, tried reed canary before unsucsefully, didn't have a decent enough seed bed amoung other reasons

 

Cheers again

[arbmark]

some good advice here. I put the cut in as usual when laying with the chainsaw, and don't bugger about with the hook, support the stem with one arm and put a felling lever in the kerf of the chainsaw cut. lever the lever up and down with the other hand to open the split downwards. this can be used on pretty big stuff, especially if you have managed to remove some of the crown weight with a polesaw or by climbing. 2 people make the whole thing easier.

Then again if its willow and wet, you can just coppice and sink the felled stems into the mud to root n shoot

[Dorset Hedgelayer]

Do u tidy the butt up, ie cut the sloping angle off/square it up rather than leave it sticking so pround.

 

Yes as the "V" you would have left will hold water, not a good looker, you dont to be the one to land on it if you stumble etc etc.

But still cut the heel at an angle, not flat, try to match/follow the angle the cut pleacher is at after laying. I have seen many a job just sq of the heel.

Try to angle it

 

sure theres some good pic's online than trying to explain.

borrowed this 1 from www thanks amull.co.uk should be able to see it all here

[digga]

when trying to lay over big stuff when hedge laying find it helps to try and reduce some of the top weight first with the poles saw to make it more controlable on the way down less likely to bust off the pleach but willow grain is a lot more stringy than a old thorn tree so wont be so much of a problem just need to watch out more for getting a barbers chair due to just cutting in from the back on leaning stuff