In the beautiful village of Groet, near Alkmaar, I pruned 3 trees today. Two holly trees and a laurel. The holly grew taller and taller. To still get some light in the garden, I halved the two holly trees. I cut down a 4th small tree.
A large mountain of branches was shredded in the garden in a short time. The residents will spread the chips in the borders of the garden. That is an ideal ground cover. It keeps frost out of the ground, it ensures that the water in the earth evaporates less and it stops weeds. And it also provides more oxygen for the roots of the plants and trees.
At the top the laurel.
Cutting down a small tree.
Branching the trunk (is that a good Dutch word?)
With the strong petrol hedge trimmer, all thinner branches are cut to length.
Photos from this project
