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Copper beech hedge

bevjames1958bevjames1958 Posts: 3
in Problem solving
Our next door neighbour has just very harshly pruned the large copper beech hedge that divides our properties. He has massively reduced both its height and width. Is there anything l can do to help it recover

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  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    It is much better to reduce a hedge gradually but it should recover if it is well established. I would give it a good mulch - don't let the muck touch the actual trunks - and have a chat with the neighbour about managing it more sympathetically.
  • bevjames1958bevjames1958 Posts: 3
    Thankyou, l will !
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited March 2019
    I agree with Posy ... I don’t think there’s cause for concern. Beech hedges are usually best kept close clipped as this increases the density of foliage so it sounds as if your neighbours are doing their best to get it right, even if it had got a bit out of hand earlier. 
    Ensuring that the base is clear of weeds and leaf-litter, a feed of Fish, Blood & Bone and mulching this spring and ensuring that it gets some generous watering in dry spells should ensure a healthy hedge in the future. 
    😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • bevjames1958bevjames1958 Posts: 3
    Brilliant, l am sure they have done their best. I will get mulching !!
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