Trees

I planted a 'Stellata' in my friend's small front garden last year and it's just coming into bloom now. It's about 3ft high at the moment.If I remember right they can grow to 10 -15 ft. but are easily controlled with pruning.

I don't know the technical details about pruning silver birch but I do have experience of branch removal on them.In the hurricane of 1987 we lost some trees. We had two 60ft silver birch and one of them was blown down. As it fell it removed branches from the other one. One of the branches...

The saying and reason is as follows It is said that the walnut tree thrives best if the nuts are beaten off with sticks, and not gathered. Hence Fuller says, ââ?¬Å?Who, like a nut tree, must be manured by beating, or else would not bear fruitââ?¬Â (bk. ii. ch. 11). The saying is well known...

Found this tree recently,

I have a Eucalyptus(Rubra) in a pot around six feet high as well Jay. I cut nearly every branch back by 1 foot or so but I could have been more ruthless. As I took the top out last summer it branched freely so this year it will branch even more. They will grow quite a bit between now and the...

I have a Magnolia Soulangeana and a Magnolia Stellata which i have grown in large pots of ericaceous compost for about 5 years. Both plants are currently in flower although Stellata always flowers more profusely. I've noticed that a lot of gardens in my neighbourhood have large Magnolias growing...

Netty, it's also glorius in Derbyshire. Possibly we will be visiting Wales in early september, so can I order the sunshine for then lolAfter Easter we're looking out for a Red Robin and Pruna Incisa, me thinks it's time to get the gardening books out :D

Thanks Fran I will look out for that one.

Cratagus Pauls Scarlet is my favourite, Beautiful pink and white flowers in May and berries through the winter. It loves a good prune so can easily be kept in check if it grows too much.

Thanks for the advice, I shall give it a go. I'll keep an eye on it though Pal I don't want to find it caking on or in the soil.

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I would certainly lop it when it gets to the height you want. Certainly before it gets too high to reach! If you're worried about it's sparcity, give it a healthy lopping now, and let it fill out again.I bought my eucalyptus with a voucher I received from the nursery school I painted...

Thanks for that Compostee. It will be a very exposed site so I think I'll go for the Juniperus bearing all your advice in mind.

Ok I am now the proud owner of a Magnolia soulangeana.It's a couple of feet tall at the moment & was planted in the garden this weekend.I want this to grow into a tree, min 10ft now how do I coax it into doing this? Do I prune side shoots? do I feed & what with?thanks

Amelanchier are small trees with white spring flowers and edible berries, good autumn colour too.

Hi all you clever people with great ideas..can you help me.I have blagged a large tree root and my project is to plant in all the crooks and nannies some small alpines and rock plants.I would like to plant in the ground against the root an small climber that would not overtake all the alpines...

Yes, they're a pest, if you have a big tree nearby you have to be constantly checking for little seedlings. They grow really quickly in the most unlikely places, like Buddleia.

Hi BM, looking forward to piccy of squarry. I did the paste one after the other, but somehow, they went one under the other?? :rolleyes:I'm gonna change that spinning chicken tho' And GC weigh in...........? When days are longer I will lose the weight again. Especially if i'm doing...

thankfully neither tree has shown any sign of leaf curl, it was a precautionary measure! I'll unwrap them tomorrow, and then rush out and cover them up if it gets a bit chilly. I'm just a big softie at heart!

Actually, i like them, as they are rather healthy looking and seem to be happy, i don't see any harm in the occasional bit or growing art. I like things that are unusual. I used to like fedges and willow sculpture.