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LIVE FENCE [2 records]

Record 1 2001-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fences and Enclosures
CONT

In Costa Rica, 95% of the farmers fence with living trees instead of dead posts... Farmers establish living fences by planting large cuttings about 2.5 m long and 8-20 cm in diameter, attaching several strands of barbed wire to them... Living fences are usually pruned once a year to keep them in good shape and to avoid damage to the wire... Living fences are comparatively cost-effective, need careful establishment and regular maintenance, are long-lived, provide numerous products and benefits besides fencing, are difficult to remove, and are very popular among poor farmers. Dead fences, by contrast, are expensive, require much labor to establish, need some maintenance, are of limited durability, are easy to remove, provide no other products, but are more prestigious than living fences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Enceintes et clôtures
DEF

Clôture faite de plantes vivantes, d'arbres, etc., et non pas de poteaux. Source : Pierre Bolduc, Agence canadienne de développement international (foresterie).

OBS

Noter que la «clôture vive» peut être fabriquée uniquement de matériaux vivants, ou d'un mélange de ceux-ci et de matériaux inertes : par exemple, des barbelés fixés à des arbres vivants.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
DEF

A strip of live trees or shrubs maintained to demarcate property boundaries, serve as a barrier to livestock or blowing snow, and be a source of vegetative material to provide fuel and fodder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
CONT

Haie : Écran végétal; suite sur une même ligne d'arbustes ou d'arbres afin de former un rideau destiné à décorer, entourer le jardin ou masquer une partie peu esthétique.

OBS

Un classement des différentes familles de clôtures peut être établi en fonction de la matière constitutive principale [...] : clôtures en béton; clôtures métalliques; [...] clôtures en [matières] végétales.

Spanish

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