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2) Young growth is obviously much easier to cut both in terms of height and thickness and hardness of stems. Older woody stems will be cut in a way more likely to damage the stems. There is also the practical implication along roads where they can't be left to grow wide on the road side.
Jan 30, 2026 09:053) I wonder if there is a halfway house. E.g. the age old recommendation of letting some plants grow into trees. Advice around doing this recommendation in certain areas that are a little out of the way. Leaving patches every 50 metres, or tips like that?