Trees

glad to see the bay tree topic is still going lol and all i wanted was to know wen to pot haha. Glad i joined this forum its wonderful.

...and keep as big a rootball as possible before plunging it into its new hole.

We had a sky rocket and after 7ish years it was still only 4 feet.

Is it in a pot? If so then anytime. If it is not then it should be planted as soon as possible. If its in a bag and its got bare roots, which i suspect it might have then I would soak the roots in a bucket of water for about half an hour cause they might have got dried out. A cox will need...

:D ooo thankyou, nice to be thought of :D Treeferns are fine at the moment but the bananas and brug are looking crispy, but I think there's enough dormant growing energy for 2008

The almond tree doesn't exactly originate from a nordic Country: so, that legend, is a bit of a let down, if you think about it

Ee nasty. No i'm happy with my cherry the way it is! Can't wait to see it in bloom!

There seems to have been an excellent harvest here this year, even without our expected rain. The green olives are just so big and fat, just right for stuffing.The harvesting is ongoing with the plastic sheets laid out under the trees and folk shaking and poking at the trees with sticks for...

If it has been unnpruned for years then any pruning is likely to curtail fruiting for several years or more. Most of the fruiting wood will be at the top of the tree and this is what you are cutting.Personaly I prefer to keep pruning of old fruit trees to a bare minimum ie unnbalanced or low...

mira, :D :D :D

John, I take things slowly these days, so that must make me an Elvis fan. Nothing serious mind, just one or two tracks a month is fine.Nik

Hi Pip, walnut is right but if you prune it very regularly it will help restrict the root growth as it will be putting more energy into growing more branches. Of course, if you prune it regularly it will tend to get bushier so it will keep you busy.

Most trees that provide you with seasonal interest are deciduous - and will not cope well with drought and limited attention in a container. They will need both watering and feeding to produce seasonal colour.Amelanchier, Malus, Cotinus,Prunus, Sorbus and Cornus would seem to meet the...

Greg, I think it may be one of the Phytophthora family of diseases. Why not check on the Forestry Commission website. David.

Yes, geoffhandley, I agree about the needles, they can really be a sea of needles. I do like these trees a lot and in Rome and Pompei for example, there are gigantic exemplars of these beautiful trees.

I`ve had my Olive growing in a pot for about 5 years now and it has quite a few ( small ) fruit again this year. I am, however, going to plant it in the ground this winter the only reason being that I am changing my garden around a bit. If you do keep yours in a pot don`t forget to feed and...

I would be inclined to water with rain water whilst its indoors. Watch out for mealy bug!

Thankyou so much for your replies. I feel more confident about 'trimming' some of the roots in the knowledge that I won't kill the tree!

Hi Mikey as Pete and Daith says wind scortch is the likely problem, probably dried out being in a pot difficult to maintain a stable watering regime in a pot you only have to slip up once and you have a problem, it's unlikely they will come back good they will be misshapen were all the dead bits...

I have a lovely magnolia that I got about three years ago. Not very big yet, but it flowered twice this year too! We have had very strange weather here in Canada too this year!