Trees

@martyn bromley Have a look here and see what you think … Blossom wilt / RHS Gardening

Most are slow growing too @Astraeus , so it isn't a quick fix unless you can afford to buy a mature specimen - with all the problems that can bring. The first one you mention looks a far better option to me, but I love dissectums, and the variations within that type, so it wouldn't be a...

Now that's the sort of healthy tree I'm looking for!

Hi I am looking for advice on this tree. Is it Yoshino cherry? The flowers are from 6 weeks ago. My neighbour planted in the shared front lawn who has now left. Would it grow very tall? How far does the house need to be from the roots? It is also close to the road.If it grows very tall, we...

Thanks, I'll keep everything crossed. :-)

Pictures of the bark would help too.

Great, thank you

Yes, they were against a wall, but most were against a west facing wall which gets a fair amount of rain. It has though been mostly dry of late so I have been watering them but perhaps not enough.Thank you.Another question - because the main growing tips were dead on a few of them I of...

I think a photo your site and details of aspect would help with suggestions It really depends on growing conditions and the look that you're after. Another staggered line of the same beech would certainly give you a denser hedge. Also, using the same species rather than another hedging plant...

Regarding pruning - so should I be pruning these 6 foot tall whips now?How about the 3 foot tall whips that I also have?If yes to any of the above then what exactly do I prune - do I just remove the main growing tip? And if so, I how do I take out?

The problem with fast growing trees is that they are usually far larger than you would eventually want such as Cherry Laurel, Leylandii or Thuja.It’s worth looking at a proper tree nursery site, Majestic Trees are possibly the nearest for Bedfordshire. They usually have good search facilities...

I actually cried when I saw the old girl had fallen over, silly I know but these old trees are irreplaceable. Perhaps not quite so silly as I was pleasantly surprised at the outcry when the sycamore was felled for no good reason at Hadrian’s Wall. My old Beech was aged by an arborist friend of...

Having looked at a few options online I think I will go for a Crab Apple as the main tree in the centre of the garden. I’m still deciding what to go for the small square border I from the lower patio. Here I’m tossing up between a multi stem hornbeam or Amelanchier. As @fairygirl suggested I...

If you don't want all the light blocked, but just want to create a basic screen, it would be better to have something deciduous that leaves a woody framework [loads of things would suit] or pick something which isn't too dense. The Cotoneaster mentioned is a good choice for that, although some...

I have a multistem Amelanchier Canadensis, which is not meant to be that different to Lamarckii. I have found it to be very slow growing and rather underwhelming in general. Considering they take pruning well, I don't think I would be overly concerned about the max theoretical size.

Thanks both, that's really useful information. Luckily I don't have a river close to me, or drainage near the tree. I definitely don't plan to be using this systemically, I just want to give it a couple of applications because I have read that apple scab can severely weaken a tree after...

I think you need to accept the top has died and the roots have survived. Just let it grow.

Possibly a bit more info and a picture of tree?

Thanks to everyone for the replies, guess I’ll need to get some closer pictures