Trees

Give them a feed with Fish, Blood and Bonemeal, David.:gnthb:

Thank you everyone. Kristen you have it exactly right. It is hard for me to get a granular feed around the plants. Because they were very large when planted (the trees 5mtrs plus) they took a while to get established and I feel they now need a regular boost. I have a couple that still look...

I know, I was trying to stop myself from typing it but my fingers did it before my good taste circuit kicked in

This thread by Tree Surfer is excellent worzel...:gnthb:

I've got one of these at the back of my allotment that was grown from a seed from a tree on a neighbouring plot, which just goes to show that they can fruit in this country, although I think it is fairly rare occurrence. They flower very late in the year, and then the set fruit has to make it...

Yes...summer has finally arrived in the Vale:yho:

We just planted two apricot trees in our garden in Nugola...near Livorno in Tuscany.

Whoops posted this in the wrong forum - could an Admin please move to the relevant one, thanks!

Okay, that makes sense. Thank you for your advice and taking the time to explain it to me.Matthew

Now that you have new leaves unfurling I think it's okay to cut the old ones off. If you're worried about planting it out, you could always sink the pot in to the ground and you would then have the choice of just lifting the whole thing out for the winter. If you do plant it out I would plant it...

How about an apple tree?

As aphids breathe through their skin, a spray of soapy water (i.e. washing up liquid) can block their pores and cause the little green blighters to suffocate and die. Alternatively you could also try other methods of biological control as mentioned here:Hope this helps, Matthew

Another pic, shows the area just above the crown and how bad it is. Ivy branches seem to be thicker further up the tree.

Hi! We are concidering planting a sweet cherry tree in our garden and the one we've seen on offer is about 6-8 feet. Although I love to see cherry blossom flowers blooming on a tree, it causes a tremendous mess when the wind blows it on to the ground, so could someone please tell me if the...

Only a tiny garden so nowhere else to put it unfortunately ... plus the fence from next door is over 7 foot tall !! I don't mind as it gives me some privacy if I want to sit outside and is not in the way of the sun ! ... The little horror next door is a girl ! a very tomboyish girl and the...

Paul, I was preparing to do just that today with a couple I'd earmarked. However, I woke at 5 this morning, in a panic, when I realised I'd left an important sponsor off the brochure which goes to print today. I was looking through some old emails when I just happened across one from Coblands...

Have you thought about giving the tree a soak with water anyway?There has been limited amount of rain, and a lot of wind, that will dry the plant out loads.Have you given it a feed recently, perhaps a liquid feed, or something like bonemeal, or blood fish and bone to give it a boost. It...

Thanks Dave.Kind regards Janet

Time will tell because if it is the Aphid it will get worse.Here's a Leylandii I bought in 2007 and this picture was taken in Spring 2008. There was an identical pair to it, about 10' away, which was undamaged (so unlikely to be wind etc.). They were trimmed to shape every few weeks, so no...

Thanks for the help.I spent ages looking around the nurseries this afternoon for something that'd suit and ended up getting a Laurus Mobilis. Although it's capable of silly heights! It's meant to be a relatively slow grower.Regards the Leylandii hedge; I'm well aware of the horrific...