| Pleaching is the art of weaving the branches of trees or shrubs together to form a hedge. The word 'Pleaching' is probably derived from the french word Plechier which means 'to plait or twine'. Pleaching and espalier are tow horticultural techniques tsuitable for pleaching include : Peach, Beech, Almond, Hornbeam, Linden, Malus and Pear trees. Gardening and Plant Nursery Directory for Garden Centres, Wholesale Plant and Tree Nurseries and Mail Order Plant Nurseries, Garden Nurseries and Tree Nurseries. | |||||||
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Pleaching comes from the work Plechier, to weave, however traditionally pleaching involves a little more than just weaving branches together.
Pleaching involves the use of trees that have flexible branches such as Beech, Hornbeams, Almonds, Linden, Olive and Willow. The trick is that these trees also are 'Inosculate' or' self grafting'. This means that if the branches rub together and the exposed vascular cambium layers are allowed to rest together they will 'self graft' or grow together. In the process of Pleaching, branches are actually encourages to grow together by making small abrasive cuts in two branches and then the two were tied together until they formed a union.
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