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I saw some that you shouldn't twist wires when crimping
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It's along a road - think it would look better. Going to be tricky cutting anything off as there's little to no verge
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Need some advice on how much to trim off each upright and also need a huge amount of stakes and binders, which I'm not sure I'll have available
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Shove a cold bit of hot glue into each end of the heatshrink - it'll make it waterproof. You can buy adhesive lined heatshrink too but it's expensive
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Thanks!
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Wow, that looks like a big job! I have a much larger, older mixed hedge that needs laying but not quite ready to tackle it yet...
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Yes and also closes the lower gaps more effectively
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Of course! A friend of mine said there were too many plants which is why they didn't lay over far enough. I think it's because I didn't push them over far enough or trim enough side branches off.
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I planted this hawthorn hedge about 10 years ago. Decided to lay it. Used hazel stakes and binders from my own planted woodland and did most of it with a chainsaw. Used a billhook on the smaller stems. It's not as flat as I'd like and I snapped one of the larger stems (tiny sliver of bark left so may survive) but it's fairly level.
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I like leylandii to get the fire going then willow, because it's so plentiful, then a bit of oak to keep it going overnight. Currently got some ash, holly and elm warming by the stove to go on over the course of the evening
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Those look past saving - birch doesn't live long
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First thinning of new woodland
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
No pines here, though -
First thinning of new woodland
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
You can continue talking about guns now, just wanted to use this thread to keep track of things -
First thinning of new woodland
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Getting somewhere back to the main thread. My thinning licence has been granted. Just wish it wasn't so incredibly muddy trying to get into the woodland at all -
I shoved some willow (osier viminalis) stakes against a fence to provide a visual barrier and as expected, they put on about 12' of growth a year. Previously, I've just pollarded this but wondering if I could actually lay the whole thing down. It's only about 5m long but might be good practice for laying my older hedge? I could use willow stakes and binders too, the former of which would also grow.
