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Help in Pleaching Hornbeams

Posted by Earle White on April 8, 2011 at 5:52am

I am purchasing 500 Hornbeams canes approx 1.6-2m tall.I am hopping to pleach 200 of them for resale at a later date(probably 5-6 years),What i need to know is would it be best to plant them in containers or in the ground as i believe i need to prune the roots on a yearly basis.Is this correct?Also any info would be greatly reciecved as as you can see i am a novice at this.

I have seen them while working in Oxford as a gardener and was really impressed.

They will grow at least 20% faster in NZ than the UK so am really excited and want to do them the best i can.

Cheers To you All

Earle

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  • Jonathan Ward April 8, 2011 at 8:12am
    Plant in the ground is the best.  But be prepared to under cut every year or so, as you need to develop a strong root system, Idealy to do this It would be best to lift them out of the ground. once they have reached the desired size it may be worth lifting 20-25% an puting in containers for sales outside the winter planting season. Not every tree will have the structure for pleaching there may be scope for cones etc  What variaty are you using of Carpinus ?
  • Topiary Garden April 11, 2011 at 9:19am

     

    Hi Earle

     

    Only a novice in this space, but have you considered tree root containers ?  See:

     

    http://www.carolgiftgarden.com/index.php?option=com_content&vie...

     

    Regards

    Mike

  • Earle White April 12, 2011 at 5:54am

    Hi Mike, yes it seems a grand idea once i have got them to a reasonable size, but dont think they would last long underground as they would probably rust out.

    Chhers

  • Earle White April 12, 2011 at 5:57am

    Thanks Jonathan. yes i thought i would need to left them on a yearly basis to trim the tap root, is this the only part i would need to trim?

    Cheers

    Earle

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