Trees

Thank you pete, and thanks for the helpful information you posted on the other thread.I've trimmed the soft branches back and protected the trunk with some mesh to stop the cats causing further damage. Now I'll just have to wait and hope we get a good summer for it!Jonathan

Hadn't anticipated that, but it makes sense. I shall revert to Plan A :DI'm planning something like the Apple Walk at East Ruston Old Vicarage ... but with some Nut Trees too ... which The Management! tells me will be called the "Fruit and Nut Walk"

Standard advice for keeping them "somewhat longer" would be to "heel them in". That would involve just digging a trench, sticking armfuls of plants in (i.e. if small hedging plants, obviously trees take more space!) and pushing the soil back with your heel.Sticking it in a pot with some...

I planted about 40 at the back end of last year, but that was before the government announced their initiative so I don't think I've contributed:(If I'd waited a few more weeks, I'd have been part of the 'big tree plant' and the government could have had all the credit for it.

Thanks guys for the replies ...... It looks like the consensus opinion is to give watering veggie plants with this water a miss …. Thanks also to HarryS, I’ll also try to keep clear of the Oak trees in the Moggy, there is enough wood in the car anyway without attracting more. The down pipe...

Thanks PeopleI will cut it back next weekend and HOPE

It's embarrassing how long it's taken my to reply to this thread, it's been a busy week. Both thanks and apologies to everybody who replied to me. I'm terrible with estimating measurements but I'd say my garden is about 14 feet wide, so planting 2 trees 12 feet apart wouldn't so much make an...

A really nice tree, we planted one last year, so hoping it will start to take off this year.

I think I wasnt too clear in relation to Trachy here and would agree a small plant will often outgrow a larger plant - up to a point, a small trachy would probably catch and overtake something up to about 4 foot of trunk quite quickly, but im not sure it would catch something over 4-5 feet. I...

Well if the tops die off it might re-grow from the base =]

Bamboos are lovely to look at. Although if you ever have to eradicate them it will be a hell of a job.

Not always the case. Roots will seek out water if there is a water defecit, going out far beyond the crown spread.I'd recommend leaving a tree or shrub in a pot if it's going to be that close to a wall or other structure. Hourses, with deep footings, can generally cope with nearby trees....

Black elderberry?

Hi Pat,I thought it might be a small tree you were thinking of but as you mentioned Buddleja [which ain't a tree but a shrub] I wasn't too sure. So you want a preferably small tree that blossoms in a north-facing site with not too much light??! The usual choice for a small tree is a Cherry...

Thanks for the quick reply Dave,To be honest I don't really like plums, my wife eats most and the parents take the rest.If 50 isn't too bad for a 3 year old then thats good, i'll take your advise too and give it a trim back about June, nothing too severe for its first one mind.My...

And the same to you Dollie

Sorry Kath bit slow nowadays :cry: Yes they are in the ground ,now I come to think the "cox`s" was moved after 1 year ,as my garden was proving prone to flooding at the bottom end :lollol:

Thank you Harmony, i shall give them a call and see whats what.