Trees

Well the LATEST you should prune is mid-late july so you could wait for a few weeks or just bite the bullet... It will probably be fine. Probably the best way of doing the pruning if you happen to be moving it; less roots means it can sustain less plant which is sorted through removing a trunk....

Thanks for the suggestions - I should have perhaps mentioned that the 'patio'- which they inherited - is (roughly) a right-angle triangle the longest side of which is only 2m, so anything standing on it has got to be both tall and slender - and anyone who suggests Heidi Klum or Gisele Bundchen,...

Your right , although the photo was taken before the leaves had grown properly. I deliberately keep the canopy thinned out and reduce the crown by 15ft every five years. I find that this allows full shade underneath (as the GC members that came to our garden found out ) whilst still allowing...

Thanks for letting us know Quaedor36. It doesn't matter what route you and your son decided to take, you've both decided what was the best way forward. Privet hedges have been around for a long while and they still stand the test of time.

I think this is a lesson for us all. That before you plant anything in any space you think of the adult size and will it fit. I know this is too late for this treasured tree. I only trim the stems or branching of my Mags, that stick upward to the heavens, other than that, I leave it alone.

Thanks Spruce For the good/helpful information.

Thank you, must be on the increse I've now got it, A big Thankyou to the British weather

Yep, sounds like a small growth spurt. The change in weather from dry and hot to really wet would also explain the bark.

Hi there, this is my first time on this forum. Some background information; I have a small Conker tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) growing in a medium-sized pot. The tree is ~10 years old and 6 foot tall. It has not flowered yet. It is doing wonderfully and continues to grow at a rate of about...

Thank you all for your posts. I took a chance at the weekend and put them into bigger, but still smallish, pots. So far, they seem to have settled in. S

Hi!is anyone having seeds of the Blue Sausage Tree (Decaisna Fargesii)? Please respond, I would be very glad to get those seeds. Hoya seeds would be interesting for me, too.

Hi Pam I think a couple to choose from Colt , Avium ? I think 50 / 50 if it turns out to be a good form but if me I would give it a go , nothing to lose plus I would plant in my hedge if not that good. Spruce

I chose Phillyrea latifolia for mine (only started this year), it is evergreen and hardy and reasonably fast growing . It is a bit of a personal choice, I also have Luma apiculata (Orange barked Myrtle) for the lovely stem colour, but it is not fully hardy everywhere in the UK.

That's great, mine flowered last year but it's much slower starting this year, the leaves have barely emerged so it might not fower this time, it's a fair bit older too.

Planted tree about 3 months ago and now leaves have turned bronze as if it were autumn and some leaves have died. Had a change to a cold spell 2 weeks ago. I live in N.Ireland up near north coast. It had bronze leaves when we got it and then leaves started to turn green but now this. Posted some...

I think I'd really need to see some photos before offering any further advice, elarson.

Got mine already in flower from a local garden centre about ten days ago - and it's still alive!!.

It's a long shot but you may find some way of going along the party wall route, I'd phone my local council for advice. Sometimes they can be quite helpful! I do know people in this situation who have just taken the bull by the horns and cut the tree - doesn't lead to good neighbourly relations...