Trees

I don't know about Birch, but I planted 100 new trees over christmas, they were decimated by rabbits shortly after, then almost all formed new buds from near the base. I whacked some tree protectors on them (which I should have done in the first place), and last time I checked (a couple of weeks...

:dh: Ooops.! :dh: Oooh no... I was thinking of my friends variegated ball shape tree then when I said that....!!!!:dh: Heaven knows why as yours is an evergreen & hers isn't...!! No you just prune it lightly to keep it in shape.. Mostly tip prune Euonymus in Spring to & then just prune out...

I would write it off and get another.IMO they are beutifull trees, my favourite second only to ginkgo Biloba.

I like Magnolia Stellata. I have one in a pot ... well, I bought it two years ago in a standard Garden Centre pot and have yet to plant it out :( but still this is a picture, taken through my study window, of the tail-end-Charlie of it flowering in mid April

Hi JayneyG,Sounds like the brown parts are just where the light is no longer getting to the branches so the tree loses them. It's a natural response to lack of light and occurs in all trees. Post some pics and we'll be able to tell for sure.Cheers, Matthew

Googled. There is a an image on flickr of Chironomidae, however this in not what we see. We see narrow funnels, as if narrow wisps of smoke which can extend perhaps ten foot into the air, they appear to begin at the highest point(s) of the trees. The Chironomidae image shows a 'normal' cloud of...

No problem with my neighbour I prune their trees for them they are delighted that I do and they are tailored not to encroach on my garden.

Hi Selwyn,Birches generally don't take well to pruning, and if your plan involves constant pruning in order to reduce its size then you're going to cause problems later on. Also, if you start hacking away at the most imprtant roots that a tree has (by which I mean the surface roots) then...

Oh so its best to go with the provado and it will be safe to eat next year?

The annual leaf fall is well under way again.....I'm still amazed how many fall though!:cnfs:

Iron chelates? Can't hurt... I've also heard anecdotal evidence of people watering them with a very dilute solution of vineger.... can't say I've tried this one myself, though!

Got it all trimmed down, took about 3 feet off the ones nearest the house. Heres a few pics of afterwards.

I find citrus to be very tricky plants to grow in pots. They tend to suffer from all sorts of deficiencies including too wet or too dry.All of which can make the leaves yellow or fall.If you have re potted it, it may well start to look up in a week or two. If not it could be magnesium...

It seems to be a very small shiny black beetle....leaves curl up tight and turn black.

Ah - sycamore! Never sure what to make of that. I have it coming up all over the show and the temptation is to introduce it into the hedge en masse. I'm worried that it will take over, though. It's by no means the prettiest of the Acers...

Someone recommended a quince as it has an interesting bark, even in winter, but it's not evergreen.

Aesculus, great naughty advice... :thmb:As clueless1 said, the rules basically seem for make people safe and comfortable. k-l

Honey locust or black locust? Gleditsia or Robinia?Gleditsia Triacanthos I have grown from seed. I found it best to chip the seed coat and soak for a few hours first, before sowing.

Thats interesting, we returned to the U.K. 5 years ago. We were living in Eire for 10 years and we had a small holding, behind the house was a small orchard with very old apple trees , They were quite tasty but we did notice we had a good crop every other year, so your tree could be similar

Quick, easy but pricey: Stumpgrinder. You'll be done in an hour and have a nice fine tilth left instead.Long, hard but cheaper: Pickaxe, digging bar, handsaw and a bucket of elbow grease. Get diggin'