Trees

I planted a small one around 5 years ago. It’s huge now. Going to be a very big tree.It seems to love the sun.

I dont think whatever you do it is going to be weather proof, it is afterall a living tree, increasing in size every year, if only very slowly, perhaps.Anything that can absorb water and stay saturated would in my opinion encourage rot and fungi. Just my thoughtsHaving said that I really...

Thank you so much Shiney and Verdun, that is exactly the advice I wanted and was more or less what I thought apart from the 6 to 12" you both varied on, so I will opt for 9" (Ooooh, matron!).That does make sense as you say avoiding a woody stem at the top of the hedge.

not in a hurry to burn our stumps. as we live in a wooded property, have plenty of twigs, limbs, leaves to pile high on it and hit it with a match. then sit with a glass of wine and watch the fire. all is good.

There are two huge Loquat trees on the lane in front of my house. I always think the fruit looks diseased!

Hi MG, good to hear you have a bird/wildlife friendly hedge. When it gets more established it may be best to prune it around February time. By then hopefully no birds will be nesting and any nectar or berries will have been used as food by wildlife. It will also set up the hedge for the new...

Yes, it is about ten days since I changed the compost, and it's not showing any signs of life.

Well the main thing is frost free. By that I mean a bit on the cool side but no frost. D So if you have an unheated room with lots of light that might do.

Leave the trees and get the the phone people to move the cables.

I'm no expert but I believe the apples should be pruned in winter and the cherry and plum in summer during dry weather to minimise the chance of infection.I'm not sure how to best prune to achieve the results you want. I suspect ideally you would have started with trees that were trained as...

Hope you watered before mulching Gary and kept trunk clear? A great believer in using generous mulches...lawns too.

I agree, it's not worth keeping FC.

Agree with Pete and Shiney: Ash seedlings I remove a large number every year, remove as soon as possible or they become very hard to pull out.

I had one when my kids were small - showing them the seeds was a good way to explain to them that you only eat what your parents say are safe! If you get the vossii hybrid you get magnificently long flowers and fewer seeds.

Yes defo a Sycamore just dig it up as soon as possible.. I love trees..... But in the right place....For starters they need a lot of space as they get bigger.. Roots are invasive on foundations.. They attract many pests above as well as below ground.. Fungal disease and scale insect are the...

Great! Thanks very much.

I wasn't going to mention it.Anyway, "it's a well known fact," that message boards can add typos or spelling mistakes, between "Preview" and "Post."

Oh lovely! I do love a mountain ash!!

Well it's better than a sunshade.

Its in the ground... to be honest we have had a little rain recently but not loads.I am hoping it isnt a drainage issue... we are clay here, but have done a bit of work trying to improve the soil in this bed too.