The landscape at Nagog Hill will also showcase several traditional tree-management techniques that have been used for centuries.

These include:

• Hedge laying
• Pleaching
• Coppicing
• Espalier

These ancient practices are increasingly being rediscovered because they provide both ecological and practical benefits.

For example, a hedge created from native shrubs can serve as a natural deer barrier, while also providing dense habitat for birds and pollinators.

Coppicing—the practice of cutting trees to the stump so they regrow multiple stems—creates productive habitats that produce useful materials such as:

• basketry rods
• propagation cuttings
• animal fodder
• wood chips for soil building
  

These practices will serve both commercial and educational purposes within the orchard landscape.