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Weaving saplings and coppice sprouts and growing them in place is incredibly ancient, maybe neolithic. Julius Caesar was freaked out by the living woven defen
by applicative 5mo ago
Weaving saplings and coppice sprouts and growing them in place is incredibly ancient, maybe neolithic. Julius Caesar was freaked out by the living woven defenses of the Nervi in Gaul. In general the deeper you go into the past the more people were aware of the possibilities of sprouting wood, coppicing, etc.
- themaninthedark 5mo agoBritish hedgerows are (sometimes? often?) woven: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-english-hedgerow-21854933.html https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-english-hedgerow-21854933.... Wiki talks about Caesar in reference to hedges: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgelaying https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgelaying
- jamiecurle 5mo agoIt's not the hedge that is actually woven, it's the binders at the top. Made of hazel, their purpose is to hold the stakes solid whilst the living hedge recovers after being pleach cut and laid over. It's a very enjoyable craft. Last year I planted up about 600 metres of new hedge that should be ready for me to lay in about ten years.