The bottom of the frame is positioned in line with the lowest branches. A tree is laid over the frame with the stem positioned over the midpoint of the frame. Once the stems are cleared, a premade bamboo frame is placed face down on the training table.
#PLEACHED CORNUS MAS FULL#
Pleached trees are available with stems heights outside these sizes (from full screens with 30cm stems to tall screens starting at 230cm or more), but in the main the above ‘clean stem’ sizes are the most popular. The first job is to clear the stems of all foliage to a predetermined height – Popular ‘clean stem’ heights include 120cm, 150cm 160cm, 180cm, 200cm and 210cm – determined by the average height of walls and fences. Training is usually performed best with a team of two or three skilled nurserymen. A freshly pleached tree – note premade bamboo frames ready for the next tree Once tagged and lifted the trees are loaded onto trailers and sent to potting sheds for training. Criteria for choosing the best trees for training includes selecting those with the straightest stems, healthy root stock and appropriately spreading and uninform crowns. When the time is right, highly skilled nurserymen and woman go out into the field with tags in hand and pick the very best trees suitable to pleach. They grow happily on the nursery with hundreds or even thousands of other trees. Mature Pleached trees or screen trees start life as a seedling or cutting, much like any other tree, being repotted or replanted a number of times in their formative years.
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