Trees

When was the last time it was pruned?

No, I am not in Belmont, maybe I have become used to it but it doesn't feel all that cold, but it definitely does rain well here. Thanks for your help Geoff, much appreciated.

I must say, I do think the cherry trees look beautiful! I have recently found out that cherry trees would be poisonous to my beloved bunnies, so i'm not so sure i can have one :dh: I think that an apple would be a safe bet, but crab apple would give them digestive problems if eaten so the crab...

Mine have a few fat buds now. Can't wait.

I have a feeling you need to kill the suckers, I dont think just killing the stump will stop them.It depends on what you are using I guess, but I'd let the suckers grow away and treat them with glyphosate in a couple of months or so time.

That's such a pity, I absolutely love flamingo trees, they're so pretty. I had five of them but one seemed to die off alot sooner than the other four in the autumn & it's showing no signs of new growth as yet, I have no idea what happened! You can get hold of them quite cheaply in homebase...

Hello Hypatia & ... What about a Mimosa or a Chinese Cloud Tree..?

You've only 20' x 20'.Put up a Pergola grow climbers and sit under it. The silver birch will provide light shade.When you plant a tree in a small garden , think of its effect on you neighbours - it could block their sunlight, take moisture away from their garden, particularly if its a...

You'd be better off putting some decent compost into the pot, rather than clay soil. Then your choices of plant that can go in the pot are greater. As for a plant, how about Fatsia Japonica. If the pot is big enough, it will thrive - big, palmette like leaves, everygreen, hardy and blooms in...

Eucalyptus

We've a bay tree about 4'6"' high in the garden and some of the tips got frosted but most of it is OK, I'll just trim the frosted bits in a few weeks time. As for feeding all it gets is either an occasional dose of phostrogen or home-brew comfrey liquid. One in a pot would probably need more...

You can cut Laurel back to ground level and it will regrow. You should therefor ebe able to cut back the hedge to the size and shape you want and lower it when the kids have outgrown the trampoline - I dont think you could do that with bamboo.A well looked after laurel hedge looks pretty...

Mmmmmm. Sounds really attractive. NOT! Still, it's their garden and they have to look at it so if they're ok with it...

I planted several Eucalyptus trees in my previous garden and they really grow quickly and tall and have most attractive dusty green leaves (coloured like leaves of olive trees) - depending on the space you have you could put in two or three and if one dies it would not be a disaster. Mine were...

I`m still pruning fruit trees Simon, but DON`T do it all in one go. Just take out any dead, diseased or crossing branches for now. Do any further pruning NEXT winter.:gnthb:

It kinda proves the point that some trees just get too big for their siting.If you hard prune most trees you get this kind of response. The harder you prune the longer the new shoots will be the following year.I think I would try taking out about 50% of the shoots to where the growth...

Well, almost a year since I started this thread and at last we should be moving to a bungalow in a few weeks time That means I may be able to have my Victoria Plum tree very soon - if we have time for gardening when we first move :dh: And if I manage to plant a tree during April will I get...

It sort of looks normal to me also. The lower buds also have a white covering.

aw, trees are great when you are a kid for climbing and swining on... what a shame

looks like insects to me