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Hello Around this time last year I planted about 20m of new hedgerow. I bought a hedgerow pack from the Woodland Trust which included hawthorn, hazel, crab apple, Dog rose and holly. I have attached a photo of what they look like now. I've seen some vids on YouTube specifically about a hawthorn hedge and they say to chop the hawthorns back down to around 5" above the floor. Is that what I should be doing? What about the other species? Thanks in advance

I will. Thanks for everyone's comments

I decided to give a 3.6m roofing batten a go. Some of the branches are bowing down under the weight of the berries that are forming.

Do you think I should remove the top one then? It's in a very windy location.

Unfortunately not, I didn't know any better at the time!

Hello, first post here so hopefully I've put it in the right place. I bought and planted this Rowan tree in late September last year. It was from a garden centre and has spent too long in a small pot so it's very tall and thin and the branches all seem to be too thin. None of it seems able to support it's own weight with the main part of the tree leaning over to one side and the branches seem to sag down a bit. It seems healthy enough and new buds & leaves are being produced. Does it need to be pruned? If so where please? Thanks