Trees

I unfortunately have quite a few Kanzan which are not my personal favourite , they are really pretty large so don't have the heart to take them down, have had both Shirofugen and Shirotae in a previuos garden both of which were lovely but don't know if they would suit where you mean to plant. I...

I wonder how many they grafted on at 1 time?

It's great that some of them (Marley's as well) survived.

Telescopic picker?You might want to have it professionally pruned to get it back under control, somewhat, as I think that just "butchering" it to 10 ft is probably not going to have a happy outcome!Modern apple trees are going to cost you rather a lot (well, I think they are rather...

Sorry, I wasn't clear: Kelways do sell Tree Peonies, just I have only ever bought Herbaceous Peonies from them - so I have no knowledge of their Tree Peonies

Thank you so very much, that's brilliant!

Yes, same here. I feel they are a little on the small side for planting out immediately!

Persoanlly I wouldn't give any more fertiliser this year, but I would encourage them in the Spring.Fingers crossed

Anything over 9 foot IIRC

thanks for help,although we are not isolated,i exchanged for a idared. thanks

Hello, I have a pear tree that appears to be at least 8 years old. It is very tall and looks neglected. Coming out of the ground immediately next to the trunk are two shoots which i believe to be the root stock (they have thorns on, which may be a quince or pear stock). These shoots are very...

Thanks all. I hope my wee tree recovers. The fruits were a beautiful bright red and made the most gorgeous jelly. :cry:

I agree, the ideal time would be November/December.:gnthb:

Thanks Victoria =]I'm actually in Edinburgh now and my mum made the move to West Sussex so not on the Island anymore =[Marley Farley's a good possibility that it was a vine to be honest I didn't pay much attention to it until after I took the photo and realised how pretty it was =]

Thanks both, I'm taking your suggestions on board!Cheers.

They do burn well, 'specially the needles.

That's was my plan, to use Bonsai shaping, pruning principals on trees without reducing the potential growth by restricting the root ball growth much like you did on your acers. How would you recommend I feed these trees and when should I prune them to stimulate new growth? I'd pop up a like...

Cornus kousa and Cornus controversa are lovely...as are Japanese maples! Or how about an Acer griseum, the paper bark maple. Then you have beautiful orange red peeling bark all year, a lovely shaped tree, foliage that is pretty all year, then good autumn colour too. Whichever tree you choose, I...

The only trouble with hover flies is they really know how to irritate. They fly in front of you with that high pitched hum which can sound threatening - I suppose they are trying to persuade you to go somewhere else. If you don't know what they are you can think their stripes mean they are...

I grow the varieties that Dai suggests and both do well.