Trees

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,

I bought a Victoria plum tree from Ashridge Trees last year, and it was delivered in November ready for planting. There are some wee buds showing already, so hopefully it will be happy in its new home PS - I can highly recommend Ashridge Trees, fantastic service

Hi Highlander01. About 8 years ago, I planted two lots of beech - to form hedges to the front and rear of my previous bungalow. They were bare root plants - not root balls. I planted the front by digging a hole, filling with compost and carefully planting. For the rear, I put a spade in the...

reminds me of "John Downie" crab appleI would suggest that you dont let the grass grow right up to the trunk of the tree , easier to cut the lawn , also the tree is not competing for water and food that the grass will take up.

If you don't mind watering them regularly then potting them into John Innes compost is an option, but as conifers are pretty slow-growing anyway, I'm not sure that there's anything to be gained. It would be less work to plant them out and be done with it, just make sure that the soil doesn't dry...

You have a Sweet Chestnut on the left and a Beech on the right.Beech will get very large left unpruned.From the nut it might be OK, depends what's been eaten inside. Can you go back and find some more to increase your chances? Don't molly coddle them when sowing, they are tough hardy...

Not come across it, but will have a look next time i'm up Stonebarrows

keep it coming all very useful

It will grow very rapidly and you ought to get new shoots almost a couple of metres long this year. Willow roots very, very easily so if you want to increase your sunshades just cut off a shoot or two in the autumn and simply stick them in the ground.

So much for the book! I lent it to someone The only bit I can remember re. conifer cuttings was that keeping the top growth humid is essential, as for all evergreens, so a plastic bag over the pot might help?

Is it a vigorous climber like this? If so they can be a bit of a thug and are best chopped down as soon as possible.

Oo, that looks beautiful. Hope mine turns out like that too! Thanks for your photo.

Thanks for the advice. I have ordered from grafton-nursery.co.uk. I'll post picks once it's in!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Modern thinking is for a stake at 45 degrees & tied low down allowing the trunk to move around which allows the trunk to strengthen.

Thankyou, the fastigiate Scots Pine looks perfect! Thankyou very much for the suggestion. Now I have to track three specimens down from somewhere. I think I have two options: 1. Buying online 2. Traveling and buying from a nuseryCan anyone recommend an online retailer for such or is it best...

Thankyou for all your advice, I shall give it a go and try in November. Thanks again.

Thank you so much. What a relief! I will get on to it tomorrow and look forward to seeing a healthier tree next year...and will be able to get to/reach those awful caterpillars that have plagued it for the last two years. Not that it seems to harm the tree but boy do they make you come out in...

They do indeed!When I moved into my previous home, there was a pot with a dead looking thing in it Within weeks it was sprouting and I guessed it was a Euc. I wasn't mistaken!Sadly, I had to leave it behind, but it was a glorious article! And grew magnificently I did say to Mr "M"...