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The golden hedge
Posted: November 22nd, 2012, 3:48 pm
by MattA
For the last 5yrs I have regularly driven past a local house with a hedge of golden privet right along the front boundary, on approach today I saw not a hedge but a cream powdercoated fence. As I got closer I could see the owner working in the front yard & then all these lovely stumps... my hegde.. I had often wanted to ask if I could have one tree, now I have the whole hedge
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All butchered & potted up, 15 in all, mainly big multi trunk messes that will need further reducing, this is the last one & how it ended up, now potted into a 35cm pot (the smallest it would squeeze into).
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While they have been out of the gorund a week I am fairly confident they will survive, lots of fun to be had once they are strong enough... cant wait...
Matt
Re: The golden hedge
Posted: November 22nd, 2012, 4:37 pm
by k2bonsai
Very nice score!
If you ever find the stress of so many large trees under you collection, i would be more than willing to offer my services to take one off your hands for you

Re: The golden hedge
Posted: November 22nd, 2012, 4:51 pm
by Boics
Very nice score..
Re: The golden hedge
Posted: November 22nd, 2012, 5:10 pm
by GavinG
So, you'll be building a 20 metre pot for the full landscape?
Excellent score. well done.
Gavin
Re: The golden hedge
Posted: November 22nd, 2012, 5:50 pm
by MattA
Thanks all. It was a great score, no digging required
Gavin,
More like 20 metres of bench space for a species I don't like... I will keep a couple, friends will get a couple, shall I put your name on something? It's nice, really nice... not too big either

Re: The golden hedge
Posted: November 24th, 2012, 12:36 am
by Rintar
Awesome score Looking forward to seeing them and watching what they become