Attaching willow hurdles to conifer trunks

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Re: Attaching willow hurdles to conifer trunks

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my dad attached a fence to conifer trunks, no need to put fence posts in just pad out so it makes a straight fence and screw it in
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Yorkshire Kris wrote:Conifers, the conifer hedge has been in 30 years plus. The trunks are around 20 to 30cm in diameter on average.
The one in my pic is about 3 times the age, and 3 times the diameter . . . they'll go on growing, at roughly the same rate, for definite icon_thumright
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Is there any chance of the conifer hedge dying now I've cut down all the foliagefacing south?
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Live in hope, pray, light a candle - you never know your luck!
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Yorkshire Kris wrote:Is there any chance of the conifer hedge dying now I've cut down all the foliagefacing south?
Unlikely, but they'll look hideous
Steph wrote:Live in hope, pray, light a candle - you never know your luck!
That would work well, in hot dry summer weather. Bit dangerous, though.
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i would tie nylon string around the trees then use short cable ties to attach the string to the screening
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