Trees

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There are quite a number of factors about planting trees near houses, especially oaks. The recommended distance for an oak to be from a house is 1.25 times the height of the tree. So they need to take into account the eventual height. Oak roots can actually spread three times the height of...

The one I chopped off back in the spring has sprouts all over the trunk. It's not gone back to juvenile foliage though.

I'd do the transplant now, expose as much of the trunk as you can without exposing roots, support it if necessary and water like buggery...into the crown, daily, until it's had time to readjust to it's new home

When you re pot it use a loam based compost like John Innes no3 not a multipurpose potting compost, make sure there are drainage holes in the bottom of the pot!

Not sure about the black spots looks like scab of some kind, but there looks like a possible aphid attack. Bit of a dead snag in the last picture.

Many thanks @Plantminded, that is reassuring. I will get the area around it cleared tomorrow and give it a good soak, then get some OM down.The Lady I bought the house from had been here 35 years and clearly loved the garden and I would hate for it to met it’s demise on my watch, so it will...

They can easily get loose, and/or toppled so it's worth staking it well for the next year or two. If the soil's lighter, that's even more possible than when in a heftier soil. A newly planted tree, especially one of a decent size [which it is] will take many, many months to establish, as...

Thanks @Ladybird4 !

Well in that case it will be better in the ground rather than a pot. A hose allowed to trickle at the base of the tree for an hour a couple of times a week if we get a drought, should be enough.

That was during the drought. I believe all trees around us survived from my water

I've got a malus Neville Copeman which is nice and fits your criteria apart from the flowers might be a little dark.

So you have deer in your area? The bark has been removed.

Have you taken it out of pot to make sure its draining properly? Might have a blocked drain hole/ poor drainage.If so take out rootball dry a bit before putting back in . I've been trying to get my olives going again had success with the olive focus feed.

The cane is really just there for support during transit @Booker_jl , so if you've got a proper stake in place, you can just take that out. Just keep an eye on it if it's windy - sometimes you need a stake in both directions, until they're really well established, if you're in a windier spot. ...

I've had a few reputable tree surgeons round so far. All love the tree and wouldn't advise removing it out of necessity. They both offered to remove the growth candles, life some of the lower down growth and remove some of the dead wood inside. Suggested doing every three years or so should keep...

I'm going to say largely the opposite here. Your climate and conditions will be pretty similar to mine. If you didn't improve the clay before planting, there's a good chance they're sitting in a sump. Clay is a great growing medium, but in consistently wet areas, it doesn't drain well, or dry...

Just to set the record straight. This is Salix caprea "Kilmarnock". The stock will almost certainly be S. caprea, the common goat willow. The scion, the pendulous, top portion, produces male catkins. (There is, apparently, a female form S.caprea ‘Weeping Sally’, but I can find very little info...

Thanks to everyone for the replies, guess I’ll need to get some closer pictures

Possibly a bit more info and a picture of tree?