Trees

Nattie75, you can't move that conifer; far, far too big. If you cut it back it won't grow back.I would take it out or cut it down to leave a 6' to 9' bare trunk and use it to plant a clematis montanna on it.

Hi Terri...the crimson sentry what you have still comes under crimson king when I was looking on the net...some times they're in the same genetic family

Hi KFF...this isn't mentioned though when reading about the plant only about leaf changes in colour... for mentioning that another piece of information learnt never having one myself

My thinking too Shiney....good advice too about the TPO. The copper beech, with skilled pruning, has to be retained

Thanks!

Thanks for all the great advice. Certainly lots of think about.I took a few hours last weekend and dug a hole around each stump. I'd say another 2-3 feet below ground level. My reasoning was that it would make work easy for a stump grinder. Would this be a fair assumption? So rather...

For another possibility, look into peaches. You won't find most people with a peach tree, but the right ones are perfectly happy in Britain.Sadly I wasn't in the place I planted mine long enough to see it get to full sized (which was due to be about 6ft). In spring it produced amazing magenta...

Thanks all for your input. Have no intention or for that matter hope! of removing the Ivy atm or ever . All that has been done is to saw through the stems at the base of the tree. It's about 80/90 ft high and so it will be a case of the stems dying off and then falling over time I expect. I...

Thinkng outloud (I love the bat idea btw - genuis). Could you leave the tree that affords the most amount of privacy at its current height and take the rest down to 6.5 ft? My understanding is that the act only applies to a row of two or more evergreen or semi evergreen trees? Some smart...

Hi pigeon sorry for being late on replying but it does look nice now mate and a job well done...looks a lot smaller also

Thank you for the replies. The snow was heavy around the area, so hopefully it was just that and not a disease of some sort.Will prune and hope for the best I guess...!

@kazzawazza they run from £9 and over on both ebay and amazon as @Marley Farley as stated.

Nothing to lose to try and give it a boost Around here so many of the Magnolias are suffering and dropped so many of their blooms with the winds and frosts.. Sad really..

Good idea ....as they put these around the new tree's when planted by us

''There are many ways to grow the Red Robin plant, including planting it in the ground, in pots and against a wall. It can make for a great decorative feature with its lovely coloured leaves. It truly is an easy plant to grow and look after, with pruning once or twice a year recommended between...

Thanks @WeeTam but it is not Sycamore (fortunately).I think you are right @pete, I never associated it with Acer negundo only being familiar with the variegated form. It was probably planted 30/40 years ago so it is at full height.

Have sent for a soil testing kit. Though not sure if I'm clued up enough to use the information when I've got it

Pete this annoys me with shops and garden centres forcing plants in to flower well before their time just to sell them and show the plant at it's full beauty

Right, I don’t know With the apples, I’ve been trying to establish the crotches. Happy to leave it