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Controling Hazel re-growth

FionaHybridTFionaHybridT Posts: 17
in Problem solving
We had an overgrown, collapsed hazel hedge, mixed with other hedging plants. We decided to strip it back and plant a new hedge behind. We are left with three mature trunks that re- shoot every spring. We will eventually remove them, but until the new hedge is established, they will stay put. I keep chopping back the re-growth at the base, but let the tops grow out for some cover. Is there a product I can paint on the base to stop new side growth forming?

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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Not to my knowledge. Just carry on cutting off the low re-growth, although you might be better off letting it grow to say 2 or 3 ft then cutting off the tops so that it thickens out from the bottom while the new hedge is growing.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • FionaHybridTFionaHybridT Posts: 17
    We started doing that, but the growth into the border was interfering with my plants, it was becoming a chore cutting it back. But guess that's all I can do. Many thanks
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    This should do the trick - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vitax-Brushwood-Killer-Tough-Weedkiller/dp/B000TAW2Z2 

    No personal experience but have seen it recommended for such situations in other threads on here.  Read the instructions carefully.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • FionaHybridTFionaHybridT Posts: 17
    Thanks, but I wanted to keep them alive. I was just looking for an easier way to stop growth at the base for now.
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