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Binding or heathering finishes off the hedge and holds down the pleachers. Unless bound, the pleachers tend to spring out of position and push the tops of the stakes out of line. By the time the binding rots, the hedge has consolidated with new growth and the binding is no longer needed. Binders are normally...