Trees

If it was in leaf when you received it then it was probably polytunnel grown to induced early leaf growth for early sales. Acers are prone to frost damage, my sometimes are but they will grow through it.

Looks like some kind of blue spruce, just wondering if it had an insect attack last summer.

Looks like bacterial canker. Have you noticed any weeping or exudates from the bark at all?

Plums, cherries etc best time to prune is June and July. They are prone to Silver Leaf a fungal disease see here Silver leaf I've not seen it on apple trees though.

You can still buy copper spray I believe.

Hi @seandaytona and welcome, if affordable I would go for a pleached tree as it wouldn't encroach on the garden space. As mentioned though they are pricey.pleached trees uk - Bing

I was always told that it was in the Civil Service (quite often, in my experience, a total misnomer) handbook to obfuscate wherever possible With apologies to any who are members I have had a lot of dealings with local and national departments over many years and have a number of apologies...

If they are not touching the ground much you could leave them on till after flowering.

Love Kansan, way to wide. Looking for other species...... @DianneW .....get what you mean

Thanks to everyone so far. I am looking around all the mail order nurseries and local nurseries this weekend to see what sizes/prices I can get on the various trees mentioned...

Shame on you for even planting conifer trees. Unless you want to attract rabbits, then go ahead I prefer something more edible. Blueberries, Aronia or Amelanchier. And birds may (scratch that, they WILL) eat your crops but they are a lot more fun to look at than some rabbits slowly felling...

With it being a euc I'd have expected major regrowth by now. It seems to me like it's probably done for - maybe due to any number of reasons: too much foliage removal in one go; biotic infection; sun-scorch / wind-scorch on new leaves; salty winds on new shoots (if by coastal you mean you live...

Its been a while since creating a hedge, once, you have got to the height as last post, you can also shape by prunning, so as the individual trees grow, you can remove unwanted growth, I would suggest for March, April, May, apply a high nitrogen feed twice monthly, to create more green growth,...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that looks like a typical spruce tree? Their roots go massively deep, whereas pines keep roots on surface. In Nordic countries, during autumn storms if the ground has not frozen at times these beasts come down. They just tip. Pines are more commonly falling,but...

That tree is over a hedge in private gardens. If if was accessible, I would have stripped it, for both jelly and cider.We normally make crab apple jelly, but mainly for Xmas gifts (too much sugar content).Mrs Scrungee's crab apple jelly is normally very good, but this year looked like cloudy...

You may well see a root coming through the drainage holes soon, the shoot won't appear until next spring as Nigel says.

Many thanks will investigate further for another possibility for a flowering tree. Much appreciated

I'm not surprised! Imagine leaving a tight tourniquet on someone's arm or leg for months.....

Thank you so much for this. It helps a lot.Currently, due to the risks involved with taking out the stump, we are thinking of just leaving it there with all its roots, and planting a new tree near it- does this seem like a good idea? If we left it to nature for the deceased roots to decompose...

I agree with Pete the only thing i would add is remove the grass from the base of the tree ...you will be surprised how much water it takes up in the summer and nutrients