Trees

Another thought- if you like the look of acers, why not try an ornamental elder? Black Lace is very pretty, or there are some yellow leaved ones. They grow quite fast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/11352.shtml

celia..Yes i have an advanced herbalist diploma..I am not qualified to diagnose..but i can make and prepare herbal ointments etc.. And yes i do use herbs every dayif i am unwell i use them and ..now because its the flu..coughs and colds season i am on echinacea.. I have done two herb courses as...

I grew a clementine plant in the greenhouse border some years ago with amazing sucsess for three or four years, then it got too big, and I found cutting it back only produced large amonts of leafy growth and no flowers. Then I moved the greenhouse and it was dead in two years. :(

There is no earthly reason why you can't just plant it in a large container. I have a live oak from Florida, grown on from a young seedling. Its now about 6ft high with lots of branches.

thanks people i shall see if anything happens

Thanks jazid. I was hoping I could save them, but I will have to chop them down as I want to plant some more fruit trees. I'll try and take a few cuttings so I won't feel so bad. I'll keep your advice on file so I know what to do in future. Thanks again, tailsey

Thank-you very much for the info.

Re- Fig tree Thanks to all who answered my question I think I will just leave it to nature to take its course and see what comes next year

Me neither! :confused:

Thank you for your advice. what is the best time of year to take cuttings from the plum trees. what actually is rootstock? is it a young tree and if so how do i do it

Chiltern Seeds have it!!!http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chilternseeds/pages/moreinfo.asp?pe=DBFAJJGIQ_+crataegus+prunifolia&cid=211

I have had one in my last 3 gardens. My present one is 3 years old on dwarfing stock so it will end up 6-10' high. They have lovely delicate white blossom and usually naturally form a globe shape, or they are very amenable to being fan trained if you have a wall. It's then easier to protect the...

Question is how soon do you want a hedge, nad how much maintenance will you give it?Beech trees are put in on 18" spacings (thats 450mm to you young bloods)a lot of the time, but you can stretch that out if you're a patient person, nothing wrong with 90cm, but nothing right IMO about less than...

I've read that it is best not to let them fruit in the first year to encourage a good establishment and to water regularly. However, don't excessively water between leaf fall and the buds opening.

What about a Rhus? Can be invasive and sucker all over the place if planted in the ground but should be OK in a large container.

There are so many ring necked parakeets in the UK now that the RSPB includes them in their bird books. Unlike the collared doves they have been released here over the last twenty years or so and have built up colonies here and in other parts of Europe and seem to tolerate cold winters and breed...

dave may be in a 100 years time

I had more than i bargained for their were two conkers in one pod..so i got 3 miserable looking specimens..will go and hunt some more tommorow..

No we don't have carpenter ants in Britain. The sawdust is almost certainly from wood boring beetles of the woodworm type