Trees

Aaaah- I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK. Has anyone seen the Gerge Harrison Tribute Concert version with Michael Palin et al? Off on a jolly old tangent again. Still, it is a Bank Holiday so perhaps we're allowed. Jenny namaste

cool i`ll do that and see how it gets on. thanks for your help much appreciated

16 to 18ft is quite some height. How will your neighbours feel about it? Would it cast their living room into perpetual shade or are they far enough away so it wouldn't really affect them, in which case it begs the question, why worry about it?

I can only answer in relation to Acer Palmatum bonsai but it might help: They are in fact repotted (and root pruned by a third if needed) in spring after the first buds have formed. So I would think that full size Acers are no diferent and are repotted/moved at the same time.

cool so the thick part will branch out into smaller shoots. Thats fine as long as it does something other than just being a stump.thanks for the info by the way much appreciated.

Hi Mrs C, Greasebands would stop the ants going up, it won't stop the aphids as they fly but it'll give the ladybirds a chance to eat em if the ants aren't protecting them.

I will ask her about photos. When I can get in touch with the other girl that shares the garden she may well know what it was.I'm such a beginner, how would I disinfect the soil?

Suckers will deplete the energy of the plant and I don;t think they fruit either so I would chop them off

Top dress with sulphate of potash in the spring, keep it watered and only prune to shape in summer months or risk getting silver leaf disease

A nice way to be remembered Victoria!

A brave move, I don't think I could face the hassle of digging mine out.

It's now more or less in full flower

Thanks for the tips. I had a look at it the other day.I noticed that there are quite a few buds starting to form. I hope the frost stays away this year, give the blossom a chance to be pollinated. Could I self pollinate that flowers?

No Pete it`s not the seville or poncirus, the bitter orange in not edible is more of a wild variety almost seedless, no expert but there are 2 main crafting , the hybrid fruit and the variety fruit. you can produce orange from a lemon plant ..why do it ? the bitter orange is used as base because...

Just as a matter of interest, NV, have you checked the plant for sign of aphids or the like??. I have miniature Orange, Lemon, and Kumquash trees over wintering in my Kitchen, along with some Palms, Cannas and a Banana tree. None of them have suffered from sticky leaves which is what makes...

I planted 2 acers last year in a garden in July .... a small bloodgood and a large 5 foot high palmatum .... both lost all their leaves well before autumn and at first the leaves browned on the edges, then browned all over and they lost all their leaves in october checked today, and both...

Tree guards,

Hi I know B&Q have a job lot on at the moment not a bad price either !!, I do have two one is a half standard and is abot 8 years old and that is now up to 12 ft and 4 feet across , very shalow rooting so I have to water well in the summer the other I have in a pot like Kevinm , they like a...

Yes, that is a bit naughty. There'd be some falling out to be had if I was to plant some trees, and nobody told me they'd arrived weeks ago:( I really hope your trees make it. Not just for you, but for all the kids at the school. Even the most hardened townie kid secretly appreciates watching...

Pete, your Pravissima is spectacular, unfortunately I left my one at work as there is no room in my garden for one. That's true about mature ones but planting a small one now and having two consecutive Winters like the last ones won't give them the chance. Most mature Acacias were planted...