Trees

Never managed ball shape on mine, I dont have a clear picture but this is the top half above a 6ft fence. I cut most of this growth off each year, its gone past the juvenile stage regarding foliage and I only ever get adult leaves, but I do like the red stems and the way the leaves shine and...

Hi Kevin,If you want easily manageable trees I would suggest nipping that top leader off the malus. This should encourage the tree to concentrate growth in the lower, more accessible branches which can then be maintained more easily in the future.May I suggest the book 'The Pruning...

Hi CarllennonDo you mind me asking why you thought you did it wrong? I posted a thread about ivy in trees a long time ago, but I can't seem to find it now sadly. As others have said, removing ivy from trees can either be done by pulling it all out or by severing the base of it and letting it...

Good afternoon @Richard86 I am by no means an expert but I do know that apples do tolerate shade providing they receive half a day’s sunshine in the growing season. Culinary varieties need less sunshine than dessert varieties.Hope this helps

Hi all,Thank you for the concise answers, been looking for this information for about 2 hours on the web ! The images are pre hacking with cutters and yes they were put there with privacy in mind though why when the previous owners paid a small fortune to install french blinds is beyond me....

Lee. Thanks for the photos. Please bare with me. Branches covered in lichen. Now then. Lichen often forms on live, thriving stems, branches etc. It also in a way, substitutes for fungi, and develops on dying hosts.Your photos tend to show. So much of the upper structure to be covered in...

Don't worry. It's a well-established mature tree, so you really can't hurt it by chopping off as much as you want.Do be aware that you're not going to get any apples this year and not many next year. The buds for this year's apples are already on the tree, and cutting back to the trunk will...

Tony recently was awarded the VMH by the RHS, also he got the MBE from HM.That storm was really something. I think it was an eye opener for many, seeing how little root kept the trees standing. I consider trees and horses to be the most majestic of the plant kingdom and the animal kingdom.

thank you all.Like most, I really try to avoid chopping trees but I think I might remove this one given the circumstances. I just wanted to check (with those that know) that it wasn't some kind of 'rare' or ancient tree... it doesn't produce fruit either...

My previous post was something of a quickie.I have some recollections of a type of scale insect that can attack beech trees. Then also a fairly common attack, if it can be called that of lichen. Usually we picture a growth-like invader of forest trees. Lichen being among the simpler forms...

No call for apologies etc. We comment upon what we have experienced. Best wishes.

1. Another good reason to use my decorating tower to support the branch while cutting it. See my 2nd reply before this reply.2. Yeah, I was a bit worried this year as my willow didn't stop shedding twigs until July, and I was filling my green bin every 2 weeks, so much so that I was...

I have just checked the internet. Laburnum anagyroides, laburnum - THE POISON GARDEN website Provides some interesting and valuable information.

Cherries, although nice, can be difficult to get to pick the fruit. Unless you're prepared to cover them the birds will eat them before they have ripened.

Hello mint, as that thread was back in 2012, perhaps the OP is no longer around? I have a friend locally who grows lots of Murraya koenigii so if you like, I'll ask her if she's got some fresh, viable seed to spare. Watch this space!

It even appears to be making roots from slightly above the graft and at the base of the sucker..

@pete "Paul's Scarlet" is a decorative hawthorn, "Royal Empress" appears to be a Paulownia tomentosa. @Anthonyd70 I agree with Mike and Pete I wouldn't think of watering until I saw signs of growth next spring. Even then I would only water if it was very dry already.

You could try 'grease bands' FC..The female coddling moth can't fly so climb up the trunk to lay their eggs...causing the maggotty little critters. As Shiney says too late to prune now but the only other thing I can suggest is get rid of any fallen fruit and stones from off the tree.

Well youre a cheerful one arent you.