Talk:Dead hedge

Merge with Hedgelaying?
Is there any good reason not to merge this detail into hedge & hedge laying, where its content would Be complemented by the various other forms of hedges & hedgelaying that contain far more content and sources? d U F F  18:59, 3 March 2012(UTC)

Both References Links are outdated
Though I am not a native en.wiki user + I don't know link-deleting procedures yet .. thought I'd just write an alert here :) Aigipan (talk) 08:49, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

reduces carbon footprint
I get the "no transport" argument, but is it true that deadhedging reduces carbon footprint over burning? Doesn't rotting emit as much carbon, except over a longer time? In any case it's not sourced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Richardson mcphillips (talk • contribs) 21:34, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * It is certainly true that they significantly increase the odds of the whole forest burning. Every national forestry code has extensive regulations on fuel removal - that is, clearing the undergrowth and dead/dying trees. Here, on the opposite, is fuel buildup. How it blends into fire safety rules... beats me. Retired electrician (talk) 13:27, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

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Benjes hedges
Might warrant specific mention - see de:Benjeshecke - since they are somewhat different: rather than a pile of dead woody material which is maintained as such by topping it up as the lower layers slowly decompose, Benjes hedges are transitional between dead and live hedges, and provide habitat for a quite different suite of organisms (mainly birds and some wood-boring insects such as certain megachilid bees, rather than small mammals, amphibians and reptiles, and detritus-eating beetles).

Unlike a dead hedge, where the deadwood by itself forms the barrier, the deadwood in a Benjes hedge has the purpose of providing a sheltered nursery for young trees and shrubs which are partially planted at construction, partially brought in as seeds by resting birds, and will eventually grow to form the actual hedge. The initial state is well visible in the photo of the hedge where the conifer twigs are used to protect young trees. A Benjes hedge thus cannot be packed too tightly, as opposed to a dead hedge proper where the deadwood forms a robust and compact packing. Thus, Benjes hedges combine elements of the dead hedge commonly found in England, and of the traditional Central European Landwehr hedge made from coppiced living trees. 12:04, 25 March 2024 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8071:5BD0:D4C0:0:0:0:7BA0 (talk)