Great video. Thanks for the tips. We have planted 9 pleached hornbeams in our garden over the last 12 months. We look forward to helping them establish and thicken up, alongside the trunks thickening too.
Glad you found it helpful, hope you enjoy your lovely new hornbeam trees. For us, they’ve been such a great addition to our garden, especially all the birds that they bring. Thanks for watching Jenny
Such a fab video. It's lovely to see those supports finally off and your trees standing strong. I thought it was great that you showed the Hornbeam in winter too, as so often we see gardens on social media that are permanently in summer! There is a certain beauty to those delicate, brown leaves holding on. Thanks for sharing xx
Thanks for these two videos. I’m in the process of pruning and pleaching a short row of four hornbeams that were planted by the previous owners of this house four or five years ago but neglected since then. The trees at the ends are growing stronger than the inner two so I shall have to remove their top growth much more than that of the inner two. It’s going to be quite a long job.
Yes, have a look at my latest video - ‘Pleaching - your questions answered’ and go to the time stamp on the best evergreen trees for pleaching. I discuss four options, Eleagnus x ebbingei, Quercus ilex, Photinea and Magnolia grandiflora, hope that helps. I’ve also got a video on ‘the best evergreen trees’ some of those are discussed in more detail in terms of what growing conditions they like and there are lots of photos too. Hope that helps Happy gardening Jenny
The original video ‘Pleaching for Privacy’ goes through the whole process on how to do it, if you decide to have a go and have any other questions, just let me know.
Following on from @MurphysGarden - those 4 are choices to look at. A couple more to add to the list might be a Laurel - say Cherry or Portuguese Laurel or a Holly like Nellie R. Stevens. xx
Please help! I planted my Hornbeam last year and already the horizontal branches are starting to touch. I can't find guidance on what to do with them. Should I twist them around each other?
Don’t twist them but just let them grow into each other, tie them onto the structure they will eventually fuse together forming one structure. Hope that helps Jennifer
Me again, I think I am getting my muddled up and confused. Do I have to have the same number of horizontal branches on each tree. I have 8 on one and the next tree to it has 10, so when they meet, 2 wont have a branch to be tied to. It is me over thinking it because I want to do a good job?
Yes, you want the same number of horizontal branches on each tree. Select the best ones which are in line with your bamboo verticals and remove any excess ones by using a clean cut close to the trunk. Young pliable branches can be bent to go where you want them, so if it’s a forward facing branch but it lines up perfectly with the bamboo vertical then bend it back on itself and attach to the framework. Does that help?
@@MurphysGarden yes, that's great, I'll keep having a few hours on the, fingers crossed when they are established they won't be as time consuming, that said, it is nice to be out in the fresh air, thank you
Great video. Thanks for the tips.
We have planted 9 pleached hornbeams in our garden over the last 12 months. We look forward to helping them establish and thicken up, alongside the trunks thickening too.
Glad you found it helpful, hope you enjoy your lovely new hornbeam trees. For us, they’ve been such a great addition to our garden, especially all the birds that they bring.
Thanks for watching
Jenny
Such a fab video. It's lovely to see those supports finally off and your trees standing strong. I thought it was great that you showed the Hornbeam in winter too, as so often we see gardens on social media that are permanently in summer! There is a certain beauty to those delicate, brown leaves holding on. Thanks for sharing xx
Thank you, so glad you found it helpful
Thanks for these two videos. I’m in the process of pruning and pleaching a short row of four hornbeams that were planted by the previous owners of this house four or five years ago but neglected since then. The trees at the ends are growing stronger than the inner two so I shall have to remove their top growth much more than that of the inner two. It’s going to be quite a long job.
Glad you found the videos helpful, good luck, it will be worth all the work in the long run!
Awesome trees! Do you know of a tree just like this that’s stays green all year long?
Yes, have a look at my latest video - ‘Pleaching - your questions answered’ and go to the time stamp on the best evergreen trees for pleaching. I discuss four options, Eleagnus x ebbingei, Quercus ilex, Photinea and Magnolia grandiflora, hope that helps. I’ve also got a video on ‘the best evergreen trees’ some of those are discussed in more detail in terms of what growing conditions they like and there are lots of photos too. Hope that helps
Happy gardening
Jenny
Thank you! I’ll look at your videos, I know noting about tress I’m learning about this type of tress.
The original video ‘Pleaching for Privacy’ goes through the whole process on how to do it, if you decide to have a go and have any other questions, just let me know.
Following on from @MurphysGarden - those 4 are choices to look at. A couple more to add to the list might be a Laurel - say Cherry or Portuguese Laurel or a Holly like Nellie R. Stevens. xx
Please help! I planted my Hornbeam last year and already the horizontal branches are starting to touch. I can't find guidance on what to do with them. Should I twist them around each other?
Don’t twist them but just let them grow into each other, tie them onto the structure they will eventually fuse together forming one structure. Hope that helps
Jennifer
@@MurphysGarden Yes, that make more sense, thank you
Me again, I think I am getting my muddled up and confused. Do I have to have the same number of horizontal branches on each tree. I have 8 on one and the next tree to it has 10, so when they meet, 2 wont have a branch to be tied to. It is me over thinking it because I want to do a good job?
Yes, you want the same number of horizontal branches on each tree. Select the best ones which are in line with your bamboo verticals and remove any excess ones by using a clean cut close to the trunk. Young pliable branches can be bent to go where you want them, so if it’s a forward facing branch but it lines up perfectly with the bamboo vertical then bend it back on itself and attach to the framework. Does that help?
@@MurphysGarden yes, that's great, I'll keep having a few hours on the, fingers crossed when they are established they won't be as time consuming, that said, it is nice to be out in the fresh air, thank you