Trees

Sawfish, they are hardy down here, but I would err on the side of caution were you are.:thumb::D

Pleased to hear it weedwaker, well done, I bet your relieved its all behind you now, and can enjoy your garden at last.:thumb::D 02

Kind of...its in our front garden which is at the north side of the house. Our house and next doors are only separated by a couple of meters so to all intents and purposes there is a 30ft high and two house wide north facing wall.

Hi Maurice,Generally it is best to prune trees out of the growing season, when the tree has lost its leaves. There are certain species and scenarios where it is best to prune in the spring or summer, but autumn pruning for birches should be OK.However, silver birches do not take well to...

When they do hatch I think I would probably choose to be somewhere else either way. A bit like the progeny of Ungoliant perhaps! If you can get a pic of whatever does come out share it so i know a) what it is b) you still have arms and legs left afterwards. PS you never did get...

Thanks Pal, Will do.

Are the lower branches actually growing? If so then the tree is alive. If not then you could have the old problem. When trees are dug up for the C trade they are not taken much care of, if the roots dry out they will not grow.When I worked for the H.M. Forestry Commission on a nursery, it was...

Thats how it's leaning. Hope this helps, in the pic it doesn't seem to be leaning over too much but if you look at the brickwork behind you can see I'm probably leaning too, lol. As you can see it's had some emergency sawing as the branches were broken.

Hi Honey, Yeah it was quite a bad shock, and one I don`t want to repeat, so I am also on the lookout for a nice tree. At least the two oaks are a-ok. I was considering a willow, a rowan or an ash, but went all over the place today and didn't see any that I felt were right. As a bit of a...

And the saw blunts quicker cross cutting as theres often grit and crap amongst/ behind the ivy.

O2, as Whis4ey says, it`s looking good.:thumb:

Exactly this happened to my acer last year. From a good, healthy start in spring, putting on new leaf, it began to get dry, brown leaf-edges, made no new growth and seemed to be drying out. It was in a sunny spot although on the windward side of the house, and was kept well-watered. Nothing...

yes. Makes me remember that i've committed this same mistake too. that was totally a mess. ____________________ California landscape construction

Thanks everyone I'll let my bro know

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That's not good news. I will take your advice and get someone to look at her. Doesn't sound as if you think she can be saved though which I am very sad about.Thanks

I think anyone that knows me will tell you that I am a definite grower from seed. Most of my plants, where possible have been grown from seed. I just think that in this case, a purchased plant of a know variety would be a better bet in the long run. You could if you wanted, grow you own...

Thanks a million for that Pete. I'll follow your instructions on the watering - let it be on the dry side - I have kept it well watered, I know they drink a lot but will do as you say. It's 2 shoots are OK but growing very slowly.

Can I jump in here! - What is happening to my eucalyptus, the lower leaves are developing small brown spots, turning red or brown and dropping - I lots of leaves on the ground. Is this stress from the heat and not enough rain? Should I water it? Or is this some kind of disease? Would really...