Property News · January 7, 2017

Alys Fowler: how to prune trees in winter


A tree’s shape can have a huge influence on how a garden feelsThe trees I love most have been pruned by wild things. Like the wrinkles on my favourite faces, they are moulded by experience. The wind is one of my favourite pruners; it whips its subjects, forcing them to lean into its fury. Rabbits and deer can be interesting formative pruners, too. Any multi-stemmed tree in the wild is that way because someone had a nibble. And poor soil, rocky spaces and water can do a sort of bonsai root pruning, stunting a tree into a fascinating shape.Pruning a tree into a lollypop may be practical for streetscapes and amenities, but it’s not very imaginative. And although I’d be lying if I said I haven’t admired a well-clipped specimen, manipulating a tree into a fan, goblet or umbrella is mostly a testimony to control and order. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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