[Leica] IMGs x 2: The CoVid Chronicles 28

[Douglas Barry]

Philippe,
The distance from the trunk of each individual beech to the tip of each 
branch at the the cut face is about 70cm approx right now, according to 
my tape measure, but, if you trim it back in August, it apparently 
doesn't encourage growth. However, cutting or pruning it during the 
dormant season will promote a far more vigorous growth. Our hedge 
cutting man comes in August, restores it to shape, and disappears until 
the following August.

I understand that hornbeam is very similar, but don't go on what we do 
over here as our climate is slightly different to your one which 
probably has slightly hotter summers and colder winters. That may change 
the optimum trimming and pruning times. Remember that we inherited the 
hedge here so didn't grow it, and are only the maintainers!

Keep safe and don't cut your fingers off when trimming your hedge.
Douglas
hedging his bets

On 05/05/2020 12:36, Philippe via LUG wrote:
> Thanks for the updates Douglas.
>
> Seeing your hedge, and since I planted some younglings last year (hornbeam and also marscescent), I wondered how thick yours are, and if tigs reappear after (severe) trimming. My main concern is we used to, in a former house, have tuhjas that had gone so thick that we had to pull them out and replace. Here I want to keep them as slim as your servant - note that I did not use the word skinny, after confinement ...
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> TIA
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> The tartan of the blanket used by your son’s wife reminds me of my own clan ...
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> Keep safe.
>
> Amities
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> MacPhilippe
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>> Le 5 mai 2020 à 00:26, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a écrit :
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>> May 1st the International Day of the Worker saw me out working in the garden trying to satisfy the exacting horticultural standards of the bourgeois despot I live with, so only two images. I was going to sing "We'll keep the Red Dot flying here" but had to settle for my Sony A7II and 55/1.8 FE Zeiss Sonnar. The images can be seen larger if desired.
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>> Our beech hedge is greening up with new growth, and birds' nests. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/CoVid-19/CV19_Beech+hedge+greening+up.jpg.html
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>> My son and his wife try to stay warm with rugs after delivering our weekly big shop. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/CoVid-19/CV19_A+and+S+and+rugs.jpg.html
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>> Douglas
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