I have quite a few mature E. mellifera. I don’t cut them down in spring.
I’ve always pruned mine to remove some of
the stems which has the effect of raising the canopy, they look like multi-stem
shrubs. You can under plant around them
if you want
I thin out some of the new growth and if the canopy gets too
dense I’ll thin that out a bit too. I don’t really like their
natural habit/shape - i.e. that dense dome of foliage. And I don’t have the space
for it to grow like that. If you do prefer their
dome shape then I appreciate that mine must look like I’ve completely butchered
them!
I pot up seedlings, grow them on to give away, so I’d plant out one of
those rather than digging up/dividing a mature one – too much hard work!
I’m a very lazy gardener so excuse the look of the garden.
@pippip I would never have considered crown lifting E Mellifera but then I have never seen one grow that big. Your garden is lovely thankyou for sharing.
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I have quite a few mature E. mellifera. I don’t cut them down in spring.
I’ve always pruned mine to remove some of the stems which has the effect of raising the canopy, they look like multi-stem shrubs. You can under plant around them if you want
I thin out some of the new growth and if the canopy gets too dense I’ll thin that out a bit too. I don’t really like their natural habit/shape - i.e. that dense dome of foliage. And I don’t have the space for it to grow like that. If you do prefer their dome shape then I appreciate that mine must look like I’ve completely butchered them!
I pot up seedlings, grow them on to give away, so I’d plant out one of those rather than digging up/dividing a mature one – too much hard work!
I’m a very lazy gardener so excuse the look of the garden.