Trees

Sorry - forgot to post this yesterday. The tree has produced plenty of foliage, although it's looking pretty manky now, as is the norm for the time of year here. Hopefully, it'll look better next year, with better branching and therefore a better shape overall, as long as they don't keep...

Thanks so much everybody for your pics and advise, Arbutus Unedo is definitely one I want and it's great to hear it's so versatile.

I would say English oak but look around for the other oaks near by it's got to be same as them , you can then compare leaf shape and leaf stalk length

I asked that to , he said its a l shaped field the narrower strip is in front of house where field is good and flat also wants tree where it can be seen other part of the field slops down , I did tell him just plant a sorbus our a crab apple and stop being difficult

Thanks @ViewAhead - I'll definitely look into it but they would have to be evergreens or what's left of the cedar will just look like a strange red column in the middle of the garden during the winter months!

Eucalyptus respond well to coppicing, normally done in February/March time, so it isn't surprising to see it return from the dead. The only thing I'd be worried about is that it is young fresh growth which might be cut back by a really cold frost and I'd consider just fleecing it if the weather...

I am in the North East too and our Rowan tree is the same. Ours has fruited so early on that most of berries are spent or on the ground and we are beginning to lose leaves after they started " turning" really early. I used to enjoy watching the blackbirds eating the berries off the tree during...

I think digging into the turf will just create problems with root damage and therefore suckers. Maintaining a good, thick layer of light-excluding mulch will eventually kill off the turf anyway. An easy way to add nitrogen would be a handful of granular lawn food (definitely without added...

It was only after several years that my fence-trained Ceanothus became anything like a self-supporting big shrub/small tree. Get it in the ground, against a sunny fence or wall. Either fix a sturdy stake to the support or loosely tie the stem to horizontal wires fixed to the support. Either way,...

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We probably moved it in July. It was doing OK until about a month ago. It has been watered regularly, but perhaps not enough.Thanks...

I have used nematodes to good effect but @fairygirl is correct you need the timing and conditions to be right. The soil needs to be constantly damp and above 5 C , the nematodes effectively "swim" in the spaces between soil particles. Now is an excellent time to use them, the soil should be...

Thanks @fairygirl Great information and perspective as usual.Yes, I am aware that S. Aucuparia is the native rowan. I just didn't know if that's the case for the specific cultivar that I have, which has apricot berries instead of the usual red / dark orange ones that can be seen in the wild...

Many are started off in pots/cells or trays though, and then planted out to grow on, but it's certainly a more sustainable method of growing. It also depends on the type of tree and where they're being produced. I've successfully grown hawthorn and rowan from seed, very quickly and easily, but...

My Paper Bark Maple has been in the ground just short of a year, and it too is looking a little battered by the warm, dry windy weather we've just had. Paper Bark Maples are slow growers too (It might take 10yrs to double its current size!), so i'm not expecting very much new growth at all for...

Were wondering if we could plant one in a large pot, thank you. Husband actually bought one this afternoon. Thank you.

I would wait until it’s dormant so late Autumn, winter. The usual rule of thumb for tress is that the roots are as wide as the canopy. Cherries are quite shallow rooting so some initial investigations with a trowel should help give you an idea. There will be some individual roots which extend...

Thanks both - this is reassuring!

Yes, my Ribston Pippin has done this for the past 2-3 years. It's so odd seeing fruit and flowers on at the same time. I'm wondering if it thinks it's a Lemon . Last year it even set clusters of fruit, but of course they all fell off by December. If it does it this year, I think I will rub...