Trees

Fran, you mention " Lorra " trees I want one, Mad mickw

Nic S no ...there is no comparison with Eucalyptus and Willows... I have grown both for many years, both grow very fast, but if you grow Eucapyptus, you can stunt them at very early age about 6 months from seed and grow them as a beautiful shrub and evergreen or plant as a tree and later...

Everything sounds OK, cant understand it. You haven't pruned it at all, have you? Is your neighbours tree the same age, and do they look similar in leaf and growth rate?

Don't know alot about conifers, sorry, but here goes- a lot of them are slow growing, and will not need pruning unless they start overspilling their allotted space. Some don't like pruning, and it is best to prune underneath rather than from top. Make sure they have a good compost and enough...

Hi Mrs MacGyver SBK is a contact weedkiller - theres a Path & patio one (which won't kill your woody stuff) http://www.vitax.co.uk/home-cat/safety/pdf/HOM011.pdf & a brushwood one http://www.vitax.co.uk/home-cat/safety/pdf/HOM010.pdf - will destroy everything it touches, but unsafe for use...

Welcome to GC, Green char. Hope you enjoy GC!You don't say what kind of soil your acer is planted in or if it's in a container.Either way, have you ensured it is in acid soil? Of maybe it sounds like some kind of infection.*makes way for the experts!*

hello chris, the white powder on the leaves is powdery mildew very common in dry summers, the new leaves are like that because of drought if trees are small spray with fungicide, we need rain and lots of :D :D

hi, are the brown patches low, if so it could be due to a animal using it as their toilet. I had one and it was damaged by the above and had to be removed

Mmmmm methinks its less to do with the leaves and more to do with conifers being thirsty. Dandelions have long tap routes, so get down fast to where the water is - newly planted plants don't have that capacity.Can you post a picture of this conifer and your garden, so we can get a feel for...

Maggie...maybe lop the top off your Leylandii and it will then sprout from bottom...( your neighbour may welcome this ) lol if it's sunny side, maybe sweetpeas and evelasting sweetpeas,for Summer for extra screening, they always come back...more ever year....Ladybird

Thanks Fran,I will take your advise, and I would rather have the tree to, its not just the tree I need to move its rather a lot of bulbs as well I think mabe now would be the time to move them

Thanks Bayleaf - I love my lilac as do the birds who feed on its seeds - and I would be very loath to remove it.

Thanks for the reply Steve.I think I'll just let it do it's thing. I'm quite pleased with it as I got it for �£4, and I didn't really know what to expect.Perhaps when I'm a bit more clued up on these things I'll get a smaller leaved variety

yes very common on limes, the sticky deposits are what is called honeydew, (basically aphid sh*t) and the black substance is sooty mould growing on the honeydew. can't prevent it, keep patio funiture covered and using a power washer is all i can suggest, GG.

Following a previous post, it appears my tree was a Salix Tristis. The yellow stems and a photo on the RHS site seem to confirm this. The thing is it looks as if it is meant to be a weeping tree and at the moment my stems grow in a cup shape which is ideal for my garden. If i keep heavy pruning...

Hi Sharon - hope you wait till winter to give it a good chop! Good luck!

Hi Victoria, jjordi has made a good point, grow it on in a pot until a good root system is established, it may take a couple of years but don't plant it out until it is at least 3' tall, then it should have the strength to get going in the ground, Precious trees take allot of love...

hi Annas.... they need root restriction and high potassium feed...I got a standard in a pot, but really too big to get fruit, the other is a bush about 5' x 6' ft now, but in ground.You must have done something right, to get a fruit, lol. Chance you may get some more ?

What are you watering it with? Acers like soft water - rain water if poss. The chemicals in tap water are not to its liking. I killed mine that way!

Robinia pseudoacaciaThat might be in. Green leaves but a beatiful shimmer in the sun.