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Woodland Garden Advice

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    #32
    standardg60
    Registered Users Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭standardg60


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120262763#Comment_120262763

    Tbh i'd be more thinking of Himalayan varieties in this situation, it's ok to bend the rules a little and the wildlife don't seem to notice the difference!



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    Calculator123
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭Calculator123


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120262763#Comment_120262763

    Yes, that's definitely my concern with Birch. I don't think I'll go with them en masse for that very reason. One or two at further points from all houses should be ok.



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    Day Lewin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,647 ✭✭✭Day Lewin


    I have a mini-woodland that includes a little group of just 4 hazel trees: about 10 years old and maybe 2.5 meters tall, the space under and between them is already a dappled grove.

    Also hazels throw out long straight rods that can be used for many purposes; and they are pretty at all seasons. Even edible nuts, if you're lucky!

    The Irish word for hazel "Coll" is the root of the word for a wood "coill" - which reveals that hazel was our mainstay all-purpose tree - it will grow almost anywhere. So if you are going for a group, do consider the hazel.



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