Re: Stooling

In a message dated 8/4/01 7:11:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
eoneill@attglobal.net writes:

. So stooling is similar
 to/the same as coppicing, then? Or is there a technical difference? >>

I looked through my books on this subject and do not find the word "coppice" 
in any pruning guide.  It must be a mainly British term so maybe one of our 
UK members will explain this.

Stooling is easier.  In the old Taylor guide (before someone cut up Norman 
Taylor into dozens of expensive and useless guides) he talks about stooling 
as a method to increase shrubs.  You cut off the shrub at the crown and when 
it starts to sprout you mound some good soil over the "stool" creating lots 
of new plants.  This is one of many shrub propagating methods and probably 
used for those that do not strike easily in a frame.  He calls this the 
"parent plant whch gives rise to to various propagative organs......." etc.

Stooling is also is also talked about in a number of books on shrubs.  
Cotinus seems to be the example always given.  I suppose you could try it on 
any shrub you wanted to keep smaller and bloom lower as in a perennial border.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4

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