Re coppicing damaged shoots

[Rich]

Because I've been struggling to keep deer out of my new cant, I'm considering re coppicing the hazel in the winter, in an effort to get some straight rods. (Then reinforcing the fence with brash or something!) I'm just wondering about the pros and cons of doing this. I guess I risk losing some, but having said that we've a couple of stools outside of our deer fencing which get nibbled to within a couple of inches but still seems to keep going! I don't think there'll be too shaded out, the hornbeam is coming back slowly, the birch I'm going to control a bit anyway, just the chestnut which has taken off, but is not the predominantc species in the cant.

Is this over indulgant gardening?

Maybe I should just accept it and rejoice in my bent sticks!

Rich

[RichardKing]

If you do re-cut, then push the cut rods into the ground & will probably take root.

[Rich]

Might as well, though did read at other people's poor success rate of growing hazel from cuttings

http://swepstonecoppice.co.uk/Hazel.aspx

[RichardKing]

Cuttings from the vigerously growing shoots of coppice have the greatest chance of rooting.

[John H]

I don't know if this link has been posted here before.

http://www.thedeerinitiative.co.uk/index.htm

[Rich]

Thanks John, there is quite an extensive resource in the 'Best Practice Guides'

http://www.thedeerinitiative.co.uk/html/bestpractice.htm