Splits in Pleached red robins
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So the red robins I had previously diagnosed with ‘having trouble getting used to being planted, pleached and in slightly clayish soil underneath the compost Have these as well,
I’m worried that there’s risk that ice can split it, or that it’s a sign they’re not grown right. I’ll find the pic of them in their glory in a few min
“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin”
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No wonder the trunk is deforming and splitting.
Is that black hosepipe it has wrapped around it? 🤯
This gives some idea of how to stake pleached trees using proper tree ties and spacers
https://instahedge.com/support/hedge-care/tree-staking/
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So my friends gardeners and bak-up gardeners have in one way or another fallen through, and worst of all haven't even suggested anything.
Given the incoming winter risks, cracking, damp etc, I'm wondering if the two following steps should be taken,
and I'd like opinions on both, because the first is the one most likely to damage their treasured trees if handled incorrectly, and the second I've simply no clue toward its effectiveness.
1. Remove the backing stakes, replace in a manner depicted
2. use something called 'tree wrap', which likes like selotape made out of brown wrapping paper, and wrap the trees from below the base to the first branches and just have them removed come spring.
thanks!
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