Trees

I was thinking possibly the ants maybe farming aphids higher up, but agree if there is sap oozing then they are probably just drinking the sap.Either way they won't be harming the tree directly.

Oh how true you all are. I spent many happy hours with my last garden, created from nothing, a terrace, lawn, flower, sitting area and a veg garden. When it was sold the couple told me it was the garden that sold it to them. After a couple of years I went back to visit my old neighbour and we...

What about fatsia japonica. You can easily control the height if it gets too tall

I don't know the variety of peach we have as it was grafted from one I found on an abandoned allotment. Some do seem to crop in July so it might not be that early. I'm guessing it might not crop in cooler winters if it flower so early and is outside. The apricot is moorpark, which is an early...

Well every day is a learning day! Thanks @Pete8 would never have guessed the 2 were related. This adds to my abundant fund of useless information I have acquired over the years altho to us gardeners it is useful.

Sometimes moving suckering plants can encourage growth at the base because they form more on broken roots and it's hard to move things without damaging the roots. It can also take quite awhile for the plant to establish a new strong root system before it puts on lots of new growth. The shoots at...

I made a very rustic trellis out of the hazel I cut down last year.

Personally I would cut it down now. If the roots are ok then it should resprout but if it's gone then you will have your answer earlier. The branches as they are are just putting stress on the roots, or dying back, so there isn't any advantage waiting until it's dormant ime. I have plenty of...

Water, water, water, and don't feed while it's looking unhealthy (that's like giving a sick person a big rich dinner). Most acers like shelter from winds and dappled shade so it might be in too exposed a position. Hot, dry and windy doesn't really suit them so the weather won't be helping.

I think you might be onto a hiding to nothing but if it was me I would bury that log just below the surface and keep the area damp, perhaps pull off a few shoots and leave about three strong ones.

I think it would be highly unlikely to be vine weevil on a rowan. Even in the same site [approximately] @MichaelJC , it's surprising how conditions can vary as there could be more light, less light, more wind exposure etc. Anything in a pot, regardless of type, needs more attention than in...

I prefer a natural look too @CostasK , and I hate seeing shrubs 'blobbed' in gardens, but I also like formality and topiary, so I'd have difficulty deciding what to do in your situation! If you can keep it nicely pruned/shaped, it should be fine. It may not ultimately be the best choice for the...

@Rachel Knowles May I repeat my advice of 22/2/24,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Last update (I hope): The tree is recovering. There have been no more appearances of white blobs on the leaves. Some leaves which had turned to their autumn colours are changing back to summer green. The whole thing has been a mystery. I can only assume that either the aggressive pruning or anti...

Hello @fairygirlThanks for the Reply.I will do as you have advised and see how it goes.Thanks for your Help.Kevin

The sickly ones are alive but their growth is incredibly stunted. To top off a tough life for them, last year they were hit hard by an infestation of caterpillars that cocooned in their leaves and ate them (my first experience with this, and something I'm much more on top of observing this...

I have 3 Sorbus Sargentiana that I planted about 15 years ago. They were the biggest bare rooted I could find to buy so are now quite substantial. While answering another question about a tree ( think it was the same species and variety) on GC,I took a closer look at my trees. Really odd, they...

Yes, leaves seem healthy enough for now ! I’ll give the damp cloth a go, thanks

Apple trees are naturally big. The only thing that makes them small is if they are grafted onto a rootstock of a smaller member of the apple family. Grafting is a skill which some people have and some don’t. I have tried, over the course of my lifetime, to graft apples and have failed...

There was an article a few years ago about mature Monkey Puzzles in Wales, in a magazine, all planted around the same time. Monkey Puzzle Tree - National Botanic Garden of Wales Also