Trees

Glad you didn't rush into it Two nice specimens there, well done!

I'd go for Vibernum Tinus too. Vigorous but not really a thug. Easy to prune. Nice white/pink tinged flowers from about November with me and tough as old boots. I have a couple of very large specimens (well over 70 years old) and they have both been flowering since well before Christmas and...

So glad you are thinking hedge not panels. I have hedges and a very tiny fence a left over from the grandchildren may fall in the pond era. We have Privet very easy to grow and the birds love it.

April is indeed a good time for re-potting a Japanese Maple. But are you sure your tree really needs this? Maples grow slowly and they need occasional re-potting. I grow mine in a tractor tire for two years and it still doesn't need to be transferred into a larger container or tire.

My only thoughts would be, isn't it a bit late to be lopping trees, with the sap in full flow?Not sure about limes, but I do know a few do "bleed"badly at this time of the year.

Its a tough old plant. I'd leave it alone.

Thank you for your comments spruce. I don't think my lilac died of a disease. It was an old tree when I moved in 35 years ago. I don't know how long lilac lives so it may have just been old age. Alternatively there was a huge ivy problem that covered all the ground and grew all over it so the...

@Nash It's just a case of how quickly you want to fill the gap - if you want to do it quickly then I'd suggest buying a more mature one. They are relatively cheap to buy as well That link does a 10L (1m-1.25m) one for £18.99 plus VAT (plus delivery if you're spending less than £50).

Welcome to Gardeners Corner HouseGardner. I think the tree is probably a cherry 'Prunus'. It's been there some years as the stems are quite mature and at some point it's been heavily pruned.It's unlikely the tree will cause subsidence as it's already established it's root system. With most...

Thanks Loli, if the miracle grow will work just as well I'll go with that. The tree is planted in amougst chips and I'd need to pull all that back to work the blood, fish and bone into the soil, which I'd be prepared to do, but if the miracle grow works just as well then that's the winner ...

If there's one plant I wouldn't remove from a garden it's Lilac - when they're in bloom and smelling lovely they're one of the spring delights for me.

Hello, thanks very much for your replies, David

It will send out new roots, try and keep it trimmed back to lessen that. You can do much to stop any tree apart from digging out the roots every now and then. A quick method is just to cut a deep slit around the tree to sever the roots, do this every spring.Probably some will regrow if you...

There shouldn't be any need to water now as it should be established, imo.

It'll be interesting to see what you do with it and how it develops Sian.

Be ready with a bit of fleece if a frost is forecast, that's if Pete hasn't killed it off already.

I've never seen that before,how interesting

thanks Sheal very useful so looks like I just caught it in time , I did cut a small side branch off to see if sap was rising and NO its not.

As mentioned above as long as they're not sat in waterlogged ground or compost they will tolerate temperatures as low as -15, this is more likely if they're planted in the ground though. If they're in planters I would wrap the pot in bubblewrap if extreme cold was expected.Once established...

Good evening I agree with Pete a Crab apple,but at first sight it could have been Rowan(Mountain Ash) when I saw the red fruit but I think they are to big for just red berries and the long trunk before the branches start,