best tool to cut off bamboo branches(m)
teeka0801(7aNoVa)
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14 years agoMary Palmer
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Help to select a tool to trim and cut braches and stems
Comments (21)Ken, I use a pole pruner several times a week and have for years. Of course living in a temperate rainforest with a garden full of trees, the need for one becomes apparent right away. One mistake most people make is reaching up, holding the pole above their head. No, when sawing, try to keep your hands at chest height. Extend the pole to achieve this. You will last a lot longer. Getting up on a ladder and cutting is what you see on America's Funniest Videos. I prefer to use a pole pruner on cloudy days. Not hard to do here. :-) Looking up in the sun, trying to make a cut, is not fun. I have gone through a lot of pole pruners over the years. Fiskars is the one I'm most happy with. As far as a chainsaw on a stick......naw. I don't see the need for it. Don't get me wrong, I have two chainsaws and use them regularly, but not for pruning. Here's a Red Alder I just cut down. The wood turns orange for a few days after it's cut. Notice the Western Red Cedar, Thuja plicata, have been 'skirted'. I did it with a pole pruner. I do have one electric hedge trimmer. (Whoops! Shearer) I use it to shear my "Croc" several times during the summer. It's the only job I do with it. Sumpthin' bit off a few toes. I don't know what it was, but I know it musta been big. Pruning and shearing are two different methods. They require different tools. Depending on the type of pruning, you need the appropriate tool as outlined above. I'll take a hand tool over a gas or electric powered tool in the garden anytime. As a side note, A friend of mine was kidding me about shearing my Crocagtor with an electric 'trimmer'. He wanted to use his gas powered one. I let him do it. He screwed up the Croc so bad I can't show a recent picture. Again, the proper tool for the job is most important. Mike...See MoreStuff to dab on a place where one cuts off a branch.
Comments (8)the issue is whether there is anything to stop rebudding at the cut .. right al??? the answer is no ... if anything.. you prune much further back .... so it isnt anywhere near the roof ... or .... you apply the chainsaw.. at or about ground level.. with malice and aforethought ... and kill the darn thing .. my kids love the berries... but i have killed hundreds of mulberry in my yard... they are horrible.. shallow rooted ... berry dropping plague trees ... not to mention the purple poops all over the driveway and cars.. etc ... but that is only my opinion ... it MIGHT be time to reconsider if this tree hasnt outgrown its use.. if it is planted soooo close to the house.. that you have to continually prune it, from scraping on your roof ... i am positive.. you have a couple hundred seedling volunteers anywhere within 1000 yards of your tree .. thanks to the birds.. it might be time to ID one of those.. and be done with momma ... good luck ken...See MoreA great tool for Bamboo
Comments (5)Hi Kudzu9 My history is 20+ years of Bamboo removal and edjucation, I have worked on the pacific coast of the USA at many Bamboo nurseries and invasive plant species forums in the states, Hawaii and Australia. Usually it is in rock , concrete, and whatever else those rhizomes get into. My spade just was not solid enough for the everyday work and the welds gave out from being bent and thrashed from use. The Slammer is a tool created for work like this and is used for rescuing people from earthquake rubble and breaking rock,concrete,rebar, the owner and designer is a friend and he asked me how it would work on Bamboo. When working in Seattle creating Bamboo Gardens of Washington we had worked on designs with Ned Janquith from Oregon and that is how that blade is designed for cutting back out once it is Slammed in. Turned out to be great for the other uses as well. I also know Sue and Adam turtle who I believe is behind the bamboo spade. I am writing a book on Bamboo maintenance after all these years. It is such a blessing and done right it is a low maintenance plant and can provide so much to so many. I have spent many years in Asia, India, and places where it is so loved, and I wish to pass that on. I also love growing the roots into designs and building Hardweed beams. Bamboo construction is another aspect of my history and there is some things I will not do again, but a very interesting journey and I still have so much to learn! My wife showed me this site so I will do my best to keep up with the times and have a look every so often. If anyone has questions on how to set up bamboo so it does not get a bad name I am happy to help....See MoreLucky bamboo branches turning orange? Help?
Comments (1)you might try a weak solution of liquid fertilizer...See Moreteeka0801(7aNoVa)
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