Yew think this will take long?
Gardeners begin annual trimming of 300-year-old giant yew tree that's 46ft tall
- Gardeners have to use cherry pickers to reach the top of the trees
- Yews have grown so big that visitors can walk a path within them
- Powis Castle in Welshpool, mid Wales, is famed for its impressive gardens
Balanced high above the ground on a cherry picker, powerful hedge-cutter in his outstretched arms and dwarfed by a tree many times his size, this gardener looks like hes got his work cut out.
But its a far from daunting task for David Swanton, head gardener at Powis Castle in Welshpool, mid Wales, for he and his team gather every year to give this magnificent 300-year-old, 46ft tall yew tree its yearly trim.
The job has been made much easier by the introduction of easily-maneuverable cherry pickers that have replaced the cumbersome and hard-to-move wooden ladders of old, meaning a job that used to take many months now takes mere weeks.
And when the team do get a chance to take a break, then the views from on high are certainly worth savoring.
The centerpiece of the National Trust tourist attraction is the magnificent castle that was originally built in 1200 as a medieval fortress.
But its often the magnificent gardens and greenery that draw the most gasps vast hedges, magnificent borders that grow on a slope - giving the impression that theyre hanging in the air - and the enormous yew hedges that have grown to such an extent they've formed a tunnel that visitors can pass through.
Full Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2742094/Gardeners-begin-annual-trimming-300-year-old-giant-yew-tree-s-46ft-tall.html
The additional photos are worth reading the original article.
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These photos bring back visions of estates long past and all their splendor.
Yew are correct Larry. The photos in the article are nothing short of amazing.
Mount BUSHmore.
Yew have to admit there are photo op's everywhere you look.
Don't hedge your comments.
Yew could always branch out!!
Yew, Uwe, You, U...it's all the same.
Ewe really mean that????
Or just get up and leaf.
Ewer leafing???
Not if you ROOT for me to stay planted.
Of course ewer barking mad!!!!!
That makes me kin to a Dogwood.
Makes you Pine for the forest doesn't it???
OAK K but that just your pinyon.
Ash me no questions...