Trees

Yeah, I think earwigs could be the culprit.

I know you well enough kind sir!

One of the main culprits for killing of trees quickly is Honey fungus. Once in the soil it can quickly attack other things close by. It sounds to me that it's more likely to be a soil water availability problem that has affected your tree.

Thanks! Much appreciated.

Bottom heat in a propagator with automatic spraying - easy! Actually got first two above but no spraying! So majority of cuttings are easy but never do coniferous material!! Yet. Cuttings generally I take, three at a time in deep cream pots (elm lea) Usually pot up together in larger pot as...

Peeling Bark Cherry - Prunus Serrula.

Interesting, I didn't know that.

Well, it starts off the year with the leaves looking greeny/gold and then becomes that lovely red and orange that makes it stand out like a Beacon and catches the eyes of visitors. Then, as now, it starts to drop to a pale orange, and still looks good. To be honest, it seems to thrive on being...

She must have been talking to my wife!

Yup - Prunus padus. Bird cherry.

I have this on my peach tree in the greenhouse. Ants seem to look after these creatures. I also scrape them off. I also use a strong mix of a well know washing up liquid to wash the affected areas. In my case I use ant powder at the base of the tree. They always seem to come back in my case. But...

None of our other apples have these paired branches coming off the trunk. Maybe I've got a dud tree? Will phone Orange Pippin (who I bought it from) and see what they say.

If no new growth I'd guess it was dead.

Perfect timing Kevin.

Yes, all fairly much like that. How high they grow will depend on the bamboo, of course. Usually it takes them a couple of years to grow to full size.

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It sounds a bit like verticillium wilt. If you chop a bit off and see if there is a brown stain under the bark it might confirm this

Hi,We're having to remove an established Cornelian Chetty tree in order to build a garden room above where it is. So far, we've removed most branches and are left with a 4-foot truck (about 1 foot diameter). The next thing is to remove that and most of the roots.From reading about this type...

If the canopy is dragging, then we used to raise it after flowering. This would encourage new growth at the top.

Do you know what sort of lemon it is? I have a Meyer lemon that lives outside in a pot and only needs to come in on the very coldest nights ( freezing) - it only spent one night indoors all of last winter, though we are a bit of an urban micro climate - and we get fruit off it each year. So a...