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20 year old Clematis which may need to be removed
With 2 days notice, the local electricity network provider - who pay me a measly, two-digit wayleave to have an unsightly pole and powerlines crossing my garden - have told me they may need to replace the pole.
Around the pole is a clematis I believe to be around 20 years old.
I have only moved here recently and only seen it flower once.
What would you do in this situation? Cut it a certain distance from the ground and hope it reestablishes itself around the new pole? How long would that take?
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Cut back what you can leaving as much growth attached to the base as possible and lay it out of their way. Take cuttings from some of what's cut off.
http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-take-cuttings-from-clematis/
When the new pole is installed you can either try and train the remains around it - maybe a sheath of wires or mesh to help support it - or else drive in posts along your hedge and stretch wires to support the clematis or else build a trellis panel or a structure such as an arch to support it. Then it won't suffer next time they need to replace their post.
Whichever you decide, give it a generous feed of specialist clematis food next spring to encourage it both to grow and flower.
Last edited: 04 October 2017 15:52:28