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     Jersey_Boy Citizen Username: Jersey_boy Post Number: 1823 Registered: 1-2006  |
This is the art of training trees to grow into a wall, or whatever shape you want. I want a wall. Has anyone ever done this? I've been reading so many gardening books that I'm thinking I can do anything. Anyone able to bring me down to earth? Or at least talk about planching? J.B. | ||
| SOrising Citizen Username: Sorising Post Number: 792 Registered: 2-2006 |
Is this for all kinds of trees, JB, or are there some predisposed to being trained more than others? I've heard that wisteria can be trained to be a tree, but, boy, what a task! Think I have an idea for it from something I saw at the Freylingheuser (sp?) arboretum in Morristown, but open to suggestions. | ||
| Jersey_Boy Citizen Username: Jersey_boy Post Number: 1828 Registered: 1-2006 |
Yes there are certain trees that people do this with. The gardening book lists some, but it's not region specific (I think they do this down south.) If you've ever seen a path with trees grown into an arch over it, that's planching. I know, it's a pretty ambitious task, so I'm just toying with it. Wondering if anyone's done it. J.B. | ||
| Lizziecat Citizen Username: Lizziecat Post Number: 1415 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is this anything like espalier? | ||
| Jersey_Boy Citizen Username: Jersey_boy Post Number: 1832 Registered: 1-2006 |
Yes, but I think espalier is against a wall. Planched trees are freestanding, except there is a support while you're training the branches. J.B. | ||
| Elizabeth Citizen Username: Momof4peepers Post Number: 197 Registered: 12-2005 |
There is a house over on....Garfield i want to say that has trees that are grown into an arch. Take Prospect towards Maplewood and make a left on Garfield. The house is about 1/2 way up the block on the right. If it's not Garfield, it's one of the streets not too far that run parallel. If you want a wall, how is that different from just a thick hedge? | ||
| Jersey_Boy Citizen Username: Jersey_boy Post Number: 1840 Registered: 1-2006 |
With planched trees the wall begins at the waist. A hedge doesn't grow over the top. That's what's different.. Believe me, I love hedges. I want a glorious tunnel. Hedges don't give the overhead I'm thinking about. J.B. | ||
| Elizabeth Citizen Username: Momof4peepers Post Number: 198 Registered: 12-2005 |
I think you mean pleached trees (I googled planched trees and it gave me the pleached trees option). Holy toledo you are one patient dude if you can make one of these! Too bad instaHedge isn't here - you could just BUY the things already done! I doubt they'd ship the trees from the UK. It'll look really cool when it's done. | ||
| SOrising Citizen Username: Sorising Post Number: 797 Registered: 2-2006 |
JB, I've seen incredible photos of laburnum arched over wide pathways. Think there is a well-known English garden with this, but they may have used trellises. It sounds like the method you are talking about doesn't use trellises....? I'll try to find a link and post it. | ||
| Jersey_Boy Citizen Username: Jersey_boy Post Number: 1842 Registered: 1-2006 |
Thank you Elizabeth, I did mean pleached.   J.B. |
