02-03-2020, 02:17 AM
Good advice!
Where I live hedges are cut and things always pruned/trimmed in the winter. If ever I have to do any cutting I will try my best to do it in the winter, for selfish reasons as well as because of the birds.
It's easier. The branches are lighter as they don't have much sap in them, and no leaves. It's also wiser if the green wood is to be split and seasoned for firewood, as the moisture content is naturally lower, which makes a good start for seasoning logs.
But I have a large hardy fuchsia outside my back door, and this winter it was only after the leaves dropped that I noticed a wren's nest in the midddle of it! That nest had been there all summer and I had no idea!
Where I live hedges are cut and things always pruned/trimmed in the winter. If ever I have to do any cutting I will try my best to do it in the winter, for selfish reasons as well as because of the birds.
It's easier. The branches are lighter as they don't have much sap in them, and no leaves. It's also wiser if the green wood is to be split and seasoned for firewood, as the moisture content is naturally lower, which makes a good start for seasoning logs.
But I have a large hardy fuchsia outside my back door, and this winter it was only after the leaves dropped that I noticed a wren's nest in the midddle of it! That nest had been there all summer and I had no idea!
