{"id":39931,"date":"2017-01-07T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alys-fowler-how-to-prune-trees-in-winter\/"},"modified":"2017-01-07T18:11:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T11:11:11","slug":"alys-fowler-how-to-prune-trees-in-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alys-fowler-how-to-prune-trees-in-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Alys Fowler: how to prune trees in winter"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n A tree\u2019s 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\u2019s not very imaginative. And although I\u2019d be lying if I said I haven\u2019t admired a well-clipped specimen, manipulating a tree into a fan, goblet or umbrella is mostly a testimony to control and order. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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