Trees

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?

I think you need to accept the top has died and the roots have survived. Just let it grow.

Thanks both, that's really useful information. Luckily I don't have a river close to me, or drainage near the tree. I definitely don't plan to be using this systemically, I just want to give it a couple of applications because I have read that apple scab can severely weaken a tree after...

I have a multistem Amelanchier Canadensis, which is not meant to be that different to Lamarckii. I have found it to be very slow growing and rather underwhelming in general. Considering they take pruning well, I don't think I would be overly concerned about the max theoretical size.

If you don't want all the light blocked, but just want to create a basic screen, it would be better to have something deciduous that leaves a woody framework [loads of things would suit] or pick something which isn't too dense. The Cotoneaster mentioned is a good choice for that, although some...

Having looked at a few options online I think I will go for a Crab Apple as the main tree in the centre of the garden. I’m still deciding what to go for the small square border I from the lower patio. Here I’m tossing up between a multi stem hornbeam or Amelanchier. As @fairygirl suggested I...

I actually cried when I saw the old girl had fallen over, silly I know but these old trees are irreplaceable. Perhaps not quite so silly as I was pleasantly surprised at the outcry when the sycamore was felled for no good reason at Hadrian’s Wall. My old Beech was aged by an arborist friend of...

The problem with fast growing trees is that they are usually far larger than you would eventually want such as Cherry Laurel, Leylandii or Thuja.It’s worth looking at a proper tree nursery site, Majestic Trees are possibly the nearest for Bedfordshire. They usually have good search facilities...

Regarding pruning - so should I be pruning these 6 foot tall whips now?How about the 3 foot tall whips that I also have?If yes to any of the above then what exactly do I prune - do I just remove the main growing tip? And if so, I how do I take out?

I think a photo your site and details of aspect would help with suggestions It really depends on growing conditions and the look that you're after. Another staggered line of the same beech would certainly give you a denser hedge. Also, using the same species rather than another hedging plant...

Yes, they were against a wall, but most were against a west facing wall which gets a fair amount of rain. It has though been mostly dry of late so I have been watering them but perhaps not enough.Thank you.Another question - because the main growing tips were dead on a few of them I of...

Great, thank you