Trees

Many rhododendrons take very well from an older style propagation method known as layering which I think some of the lower branches on that specimen would be perfect candidates for only problem is that it takes about a year before it would be it's own mini plant. Presuming this is in a public...

no not yet ... worked there today, never took any pics, but will work in a garden in the same street tommorow and will upload pics tommorow night

I went along to my garden centre this afternoon and as always took a look in on the Davidii tree's. They were gone ! Finally they must have been sold. Oh well. Next tree to look out for is the Liquidamber. Gazania

Long shot but if all else fails you might look at feeding and whether you've fed too much or too little. I know from experience of bonsai trees that all trees which are created equal don't stay that way for long and each needs to be treated individually. Olive trees don't need much feeding and...

Thanks for the advice - yes, I keep the snow off as around these parts there is either no/little snow, or a whole dump of heavy damp stuff (though not this year!). Height will be governed by what I can reach by ladder and I'm pretty good at shaping during pruning of other plants, so that...

Chinese Elm seeds must be cold stratified to sprout them prior to planting. This can take up to four months so it's a bit late now but still can be done. The usual method is to put them in a plastic bag with dampened perlite and then put in the fridge. The other method which I use is line the...

Yes i suppose it's easy to forget when we buy these things that they've spent their previous lives inside heated greenhouses under optimum conditions.

Looking good Anthorn ,I fill be following as it grows with updated photos. Thankyou for sharing.

I never heard of anyone growing such a pine tree for bonsai. From what I can gather you just leave it to grow, water it and don't fertilise it. Usually you start to, as you say "bonsai it" as soon as it starts growing: There is no mystery to it although some growers like to use jargon and...

just had one more in mind...magnolia grandiflora

They are raised bumps. I read on another site that they could be nectar glands because somebody said they had ants crawling on their cherry tree and they would get excited when they got near them.

You can get different colours - have a look here for some of them. I have a dwarf lilac but I want either one called Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation' when I have enough space or one called 'Primrose' which is yellow.

The trunk must still be alive and if you cannot get this out, you will have to cut off the new growths as they appear. However, they should look quite pretty. The shoots will not grow in water or soil. Do you know anyone who could try sawing it even lower?

Hi Kristin, I too do not like leyandii and living here in N.Wales I often curse when I see forests of tree's that don't belong. BUT, I have to work along with this as I have no alternative at the moment. The link is very interesting and gives me pause for thought. The house that we now live in...

Unfortunately my 2 are planted out in a sheltered spot but I have tried spray this year. I will see how things go...

Well some might say I'm interfering with nature, but as gardeners, we're helping nature all the time aren't we?

I haven't been on here for AGES but am back with a question if you don't mind please. Towards the bottom of our garden we have a large bay tree 'mass'. Not sure quite how to describe it, it must be numerous trees and bushes and has been there a very long time. It smells now and we want to get...

I would grow the "head" of the mushroom before cutting anything off - more leaves to provide "power" for the new growth that way. Cutting off all the lower branches may leave the trunk looking rather nobly (compared to a plant that had been trained, from young, as a Standard). They tend not to...

Thanks! So far it is just in spots, 5-10, on the lower part of the trunk, and will of course wait and see.

Turns out it's a Quince stock