tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post7988925248380146728..comments2023-09-25T15:00:22.436+01:00Comments on The Constant Gardener: Keeping trees in checkThe Constant Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219672153177538912noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post-13967577080965047202009-06-11T23:17:11.647+01:002009-06-11T23:17:11.647+01:00I had several trees, dogwood and poplar, coppiced ...I had several trees, dogwood and poplar, coppiced by pesky beavers. About 1" in diameter. I want full sized trees. Can I expect that from these stumps or should I start over?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351586466625570192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post-11176865451605990272007-12-28T15:03:00.000+00:002007-12-28T15:03:00.000+00:00Hi Miranda, happy Christmas to you too and I hope ...Hi Miranda, happy Christmas to you too and I hope you have a great 2008!<BR/><BR/>You're so right about pruning hazels to shoulder-height... it looks so awful. Another one, I find, is to plant eucalyptus and then just let them head skywards. They look so skinny and pathetic like that... whereas with a bit of hard pruning they'll form a nice shapely tree or shrub with lots of stems. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, happy gardening!The Constant Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219672153177538912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post-44672835173359612512007-12-28T09:34:00.000+00:002007-12-28T09:34:00.000+00:00Hope you've had a good Christmas - love the articl...Hope you've had a good Christmas - love the article - am just about to embark on a lot of this type of work both here and for clients too - there are plenty of Hazels here in our woodland! The thing that a lot of people make a mistake with is pruning a hazel or similar to about a couple of meters in height each year and then end up with a thick mass of stems half way up! Much better to chop to the base or as you suggest thin out by removing the thickest stems.<BR/><BR/>Have a good New Year... MirandaMiranda Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840434272680732958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post-25747761218367816552007-12-13T14:30:00.000+00:002007-12-13T14:30:00.000+00:00no problem - glad to be of help! Hazels are the ea...no problem - glad to be of help! Hazels are the easiest of trees to get back into shape again so I'm sure yours will look fabulous soon!The Constant Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219672153177538912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post-57976829363587885972007-12-13T09:22:00.000+00:002007-12-13T09:22:00.000+00:00Thanks for a very useful post - I have inherited ...Thanks for a very useful post - I have inherited some very mauled looking hazels in this garden - you have reminded me that all is not lost!<BR/>KKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109053226201554151noreply@blogger.com