Trees

Right, I don’t know With the apples, I’ve been trying to establish the crotches. Happy to leave it

Hello! My daughter bought me a wonderful flowering tree for Mother's day from M&S. But then when it stopped flowering and leaves started growing some branches became dry. Other branches are still well and growing. I wanted to replant it in a larger pot and prune the dry branches but decided to...

What a job! Friend and I have managed with huge amounts of difficulty to get 1 rod through the trunk and done pretty much what @Sandy Ground suggested. This task was a lot more difficult than we thought it was going to be as friend didn't have a drill bit long enough to go all the way through...

No, not a symptom of sunburn I think. Im referring to the white/grey splashes too not the red coloured wood which is normal. I assume those "smudges" occurred over winter early spring! An alcohol based treatment should not do any damage. Perhaps others can add their views here.... An...

If you want a fruit tree for a small garden got for a ballerina apple tree - a friend of mine has two in her postage stamp front garden - they give a wonderful crop and are a real feature without being too over bearing (unlike my mother in law who is a real feature and over bearing ). hopefully...

Thanks Tetters

May not have to wait a whole year If you think about it: what is a greenhouse? Nothing more than a rather huge propagator To keep her enthusiasm, you can propagate seeds even on a windowsill! That may make the 12 month rule more bearable for her and will definitely give your wallet time...

Thank you

If it ever warms up!Any suckers that do appear are easily taken care of if you are vigilant. Anything up to 30cm away on a small shrub like that, but they can walk more.

Difficult to say for sure without knowing the varieties Kazzawazza because apple trees are either spur bearers or tip bearers and the pruning method is different. Also the pear usually needs, or benefits from, another as a pollinator even if it is stated it is self fertile. Anyway, the point of...

Hello there, We have just sadly had to lose a huge magnificent horse chestnut tree which dominated the garden and put part of it in semi-shade for most of the time. It looks like our small 'tree' Cherry Laurel - Prunus laurocerasus - which is about 10 feet tall has taken this sudden extra light...

That is very sad. We lost a relative in December 2016 the same way. Two young daughters. Just awful.

Hi Larches, Winter is the main pruning time for trees grown for fruit production. I personally wouldn't attempt it now other than shortening the odd branch as around here the trees are starting to swell their buds.For ornamental trees ( I presume you grow yours for the blossom ) then the best...

@Doghouse Riley I've seen these on odd occasions in the garden centres and yes they do cost a fare bit of money but beautiful to look at and like yourself I've moved no end out of pots...two years ago I gave big ones away

POSTED ON BEHALF OF @kazzawazzaHiWe bought a patio Apple tree last year that produces two types of Apple's. When and how do I prune it?We also bought a dwarf plum but last year it didn' fruit. How and when do I prune it and does a um self pollnate?Thank you.

Looks like the weight of the fruit bent it. I wouldn't bother trying to straighten it, just cut it back by 2 thirds

We watched this last evening and found it quiet educational and it is nice learning new stuff even at our age and also the fact that I love trees so much and not sure if you know but anyone can buy parcels of woodland in the country so we could all be woodland owners if we had enough cash to buy...

Thanks @Tetters . I'll keep an eye on it.G

Today I got 2 more bags of leaves from a client of mine. They were destined for the tip so I offered my services. There are more bags if I want them. The main problem is where to store them.The idea is to turn the greenhouse 90' and use the space behind for storing compost bins etc....

I do this too with much the same result from the helper.