Pruning & Shaping
Espalier a Malus Discovery Against a South Wall in 4 Tiers with Gripple Wire
A four-tier horizontal espalier against a south wall needs about 1.8 metres of vertical run, with...
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4 Litres of Sap Loss Avoided by Timing an Acer Palmatum Cut After Midsummer
An Acer palmatum cut in late February or March can run clear sap for days from each wound. Move...
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Rejuvenate a Neglected Cotinus Coggygria over 3 Winters with Felco 22 Loppers
A Cotinus coggygria left alone for 10 years can become a knot of crossing stems, dead spurs, and...
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Shape a Buxus Sempervirens Ball with Okatsune 217 Shears in 4 Cuts
The Okatsune 217 carries a 180mm blade forged from Izumo Yasuki steel, and its weight...
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6-Millimetre Spur Pruning on a Vitis Vinifera Rod Trained Along Galvanised Wire
A 6 millimetre cut above the second dormant bud fixes next season’s fruiting point on a Vitis...
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3 Tiers Shaped on a Ligustrum Delavayanum Cloud Form with Okatsune 217 Shears
Three tiers on a Ligustrum delavayanum begin with the trunk bend and the side branches worth...
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3 Cuts to a Clear Trunk on a Betula Utilis Jacquemontii Using a Silky Zubat Saw
A young Himalayan birch throws side branches low on the trunk for the first three or four...
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Pleach a Carpinus Betulus Screen on 3 Wire Tiers with Gripple Tensioners
A pleached Carpinus betulus screen lives or dies on the wire tension and the first two seasons of...
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Sap Bleed on a Juglans Regia Avoided by a Bahco P160 Cut in Late Summer
A Juglans regia cut in February will run clear sap for weeks from wounds over about 15mm. Shift...
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