Trees

yes I meant elliptical, sorry. I dont think it is referred to the shape of the plant itself, but the the shape of the edge lenght/perimeter.

Nope, you've knackered it. Don't waste any more of your time - remove and replant.

Thankfully, it has started sprouting back, so all is well. The other tree that was reduced to being just a trunk has been removed and a sapling planted in its place (looks like a silver birch sapling)

My parents used to have a line of these. Each set of flopping branches was bound with a stake and metal hoop. Sort of overgrown lupin staking!

Put it into some gritty compost and keep it damp not over-watered.I'd just reduce the buds to two by rubbing them off.

I think if my memory serves me correctly i think stone fruit you prune after flowering i.e. cherry and plum, so mid summer is best like you say i think mid June is about the time for pruning but if they are heathy you should be ok pruning now.

The numbers generally increase as the tree size goes up, but by no means not always. Here's the rootstock info from Keepers...To be honest, the extra care that M27 needs is what you would automatically provide / need to do to any stemmed plant in a pot. Weeding around the base of a tree is...

Do it the easy way, hire a stump grinder. Lots of fun to use as well!

You can clip, just dont cut into brown wood. which is why small amounts and often is good.

I'd complain to the supplier, sounds like they were selling you a bare-root plant along with a load of loose compost.Rootgrow and bonemeal don't work together although now you've used it I don't think they do any harm just that they won't do any good either.

It's okay in fact, looks great now - the leaf opening was just very different in comparison to my other horse chestnut - that one started with a leaf spike pointing up which then opened out, while the one that I thought had a problem kind of partly opened into the "umbrella" that you see in my...

Hello there, can anyone help me? There is a tree in my garden that had been chopped down to about 50cm. This season it has sent up shoots from low down that look to me to be Acer Cappadocicum. Is this a typical rootstock for Acer varieties or is it more likely that the tree was and is an Acer...

If its dead, its dead. Resurrection only happens in the bible.Just give it a nick with a knife and see if its green under the bark.

it must be quite a sight !

Ah, I get your point, Sian. Sorry, I couldn't see the photo.What I'd do first if it was my tree would be to choose a good dominant top bud and cut off the tip to that point. This will first of all stop the tree becoming too tall and whip-like, and secondly, encourage strong lateral branches...

It does look a bit ominous, BND. Cherries are susceptible to bacterial canker and one of the symptoms is resin oozing from the stems. As it's on the main trunk, there's not a lot you can do to remove the infection. Here's a link which might helpIf it comes to the worst, you'll probably be...

Oh, I can't seem to find it again now. I think it might have been a fiddle leaf fig asit had branches but quite big leaves. Althought they looked lighter than I thought figs were.I was thinking that too, something tall but quite narrow maybe.

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.As for putting crocks in the pots - sadly I forgot to put any in one of the three plastic pots. Not sure that I want to take the risk of de-potting it to pop some in (I worry that something will go wrong and I'll end up breaking the tree - they are in...

Thank you everyone! I will follow all of your advice, including looking for nesting birds. Xx