Trees

I did manage to get some pine things? (a friend of mine collected what was under his Conifer trees, some were needles and other bits were like dead pine leaves )But I also managed to find a pet shop that was selling Orchid Pine Bark (used as bedding for reptiles) so brought about 1 kg for...

Thank you shealAltho im not sure it is as i googled it and all the trees it majorly effects that are near by these ones are fine and they dont have any of the symptoms showing.The trees will be getting removed eventually unfortunately time is a big issue for my parents so we will see how...

If I can't find a new place I have friends that would love them!

Hi whis4eyYes the colours are fantastic, best viewed with light drizzle when the colours look really rich. Im not sure about pruning yet as do not want to kill anything. i will look into this though thank you.

Ive got a 25m laurel hedge thats been 6ft tall a 2ft wide for 25 years now.Gets pruned 1/2 a year. No feeding required and no dramas. Wildlife wise its almost devoid of it but no problem as the rest of the garden is heaving with alsorts of birds bugs etc etc. Great hedging if u prune it yearly.

Our old plum tree seems to be getting thinner and losing branches every year. No obvious insect damage, (nibbles on some leaves, but most seems fine), fruits well on the live branches. It's at least 30 years old, but maybe more like 45 or perhaps more. Is this it in natural decline? Soil is...

Yes, they are branch benders. They are used on larger limbs where wiring would have no effect. Hook them on, tighten them a little then keep tightening gently over the growing season. They are plastic coated so as not to cut into the bark. Maples are quite strong but brittle so it needs to be...

Great information Wiseowl! I bought a cheapie 'Stella' from Tesco. It said on the label that it would grow to 3m but with no indication of rootstock. From what you have said I am guessing it would be on Gisela 5 rootstock............so..........I guess I will need to support it...

You need just one other different cultivar that flowers at the same time nearby, maybe a neighbour has one, otherwise plant one from this list:

Several years ago I grew an apple tree from a pink lady seed. It's been growing great until recently. 18 months ago I pot planted it outside.A month ago it was growing healthy but all of a sudden it's starter turning yellow.Any ideas what's wrong?

You seem to have left out feeding the Mrs as well Give her our love

Yeah, I'll go for this plan I think, trimming it back for the next couple of months just to tide it over and then go for a major haircut next spring.

That's a shame, I had a cherry tree a few years back and I never saw a single cherry but that's because the birds always got there first!This article may help, I am not sure if soap water will do too much good, though I didn't realise that ladybirds would actually benefit in this case! You...

I have to agree with everything that Anthony has said, this tree really isn't suitable for what you have in mind. There's also the possibility with a tree that has such vigorous growth the roots would break through it's container anyway.

I moved a small acer 3 years ago but waited till February....didn't have a single problem and I hacked at the roots a fair bit

I doubt the tomorite was to blame. I am inclined to agree with you that it's dying. Probably best to remove it and start again with a young tree elsewhere. It's not obvious what is killing it but it could be honey fungus. I would have thought, given it's size that it was planted more than 4 or 5...

Not sure if this is posted in the correct forum.We were given a Coronet Minature Apple Tree in a large pot as a gift, apparently it grows two different types of apples, Elstar and James Grieve. The tree is about 4 or 5 ft in height, looks pretty healthy looking and quite a crop of apples...

Thank you @JWK

Could be either woolly aphids or more likely Oyster scale aka American Blight. Either way you need to remove it asap, it does harm the tree eventually. Scrub the bark with a Horticultural soft soap. You need a soap based insecticide as the white covering is a wax which is impervious to water....

I'd be interested to know where you got your lemon seedling from? To me it looks more like Poncirus trifoliata, which is often used as a root stock for growing citrus in pots, in cooler climates.I doubt its actually a lemon seedling.