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2. Hedgelaying - Wikipedia

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   Hedge laid in Midland style A hedge about three years after being re-laid. Hedgelaying (or hedge laying) is the process of partially cutting through and then bending the stems of a line of shrubs or small trees, near ground level, without breaking them, so as to encourage them to produce new growth from the base and create a living ‘stock proof fence’. [1]

3. Billhook - Wikipedia

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   A billhook or bill hook [a] is a versatile cutting tool used widely in agriculture and forestry for cutting woody material such as shrubs, small trees and branches. It is distinct from the sickle. It was commonly used in Europe with an important variety of traditional local patterns.

4. Pleaching - Wikipedia

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   Julius Caesar (circa 60 B.C.) states that the Gallic tribe of Nervii used plashing to create defensive barriers against cavalry. [6] In hedge laying, this technique can be used to improve or renew a quickset hedge to form a thick, impenetrable barrier suitable for enclosing animals. It keeps the lower parts of a hedge thick and dense, and was ...

5. Hedge trimmer - Wikipedia

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   Manual hedge trimming. A hedge trimmer, shrub trimmer, or bush trimmer [1] [2] is a gardening tool or machine used for trimming (cutting, pruning) hedges or solitary shrubs (bushes). Different designs as well as manual and powered versions of hedge trimmers exist. Hedge trimmers vary between small hand-held devices to larger trimmers mounted on ...

6. Brushcutter (garden tool) - Wikipedia

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   A brushcutter (also called a brush saw, clearing saw or gasoline goat) is a powered garden or agricultural tool used to trim weeds, small trees, and other foliage not accessible by a lawn mower or rotary mower. Various blades or trimmer heads can be attached to the machine for specific applications. It consists of: A power unit held close to ...

7. Slasher (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A slasher or long-handled billhook. A slasher is an implement with a long sharp blade used to clear scrub.Its long handle, and the open face of its blade, lends it to use for clearing thin and dense low-lying bush or scrub where an axe would be too clumsy.