Re: Beech

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Beech

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mike.mcdowall 25 Mar 2010, 12:46 PM
How well does beech respond to coppicing ?

I am thinking of cutting some overgrown hedge standards to the ground to generate new, thick hedge growth.

TIA, Mike.

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alauda26 26 Mar 2010, 9:05 AM
I think it hugely depends on the age of the beech - older standards are unlikely to respond well. It also seems to work better in the wetter, western parts of the UK?

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FarmerTom 31 Mar 2010, 9:35 PM
I took the top of a newly planted hedge in the hope of making it thick and bushy and found out afterwards that I should have let it grow to desired height first. It took a very long time to reach the height I wanted and was not very thick or bushy!!!

Re: Beech

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mike.mcdowall 04 May 2010, 8:34 PM
Thanks for the answers, and apologies I have been slow to respond.

Sounds like I should be wary of coppicing beech.

Mike.