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First cut - hornbeam hedge

ergo · 2024-07-06 10:56:47

Planted a hornbeam hedge last November with 1 year old bare root plants The aim is just to have a tall narrow green screen to block off the greyness of the wall, don't want a thick bushy hedge, what's the best approach to cutting this? Shorten any lateral branches coming out away from the wall? Haven't a clue re this so…

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06-07-2024 11:56am

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ergo

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Planted a hornbeam hedge last November with 1 year old bare root plants
The aim is just to have a tall narrow green screen to block off the greyness of the wall, don't want a thick bushy hedge, what's the best approach to cutting this? Shorten any lateral branches coming out away from the wall? Haven't a clue re this so appreciate any thoughts..

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#2 06-07-2024 12:18pm
Reckless Abandonment

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Yeah cut anything coming away from the wall to depth you want. Always a good idea to trim the leading shoots down by about half to help thicken the plant out a bit

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#3 07-07-2024 9:47am
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First thing I'd do is take 18ins to 2ft off the top of them all. A light trim of side branches after that.

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