Trees

I cut mine a few weeks ago I'm wanting to shape them in the future, I'm guessing yours are big mine are only little, I don't want them above the fence, I might make a ball on top of them in the coming years.

Yes you are right, I have been looking at its shape and it isn't too bad more too tall than anything.

Good afternoon Owls are a protected species

The dead bit would be the rest of the whole tree.. Might be easier to dump the whole lot and start again.. hopefully, I have time on my side and supermarket nearby if I need a few apples/peaches etc in the mean time

Yes aphids are an insects. You can make home madevspray or buy a spray up to you.

I know this is the 'tree' sub-forum, but seemed best match.I have this year planted a 75m run of Cotoneaster franchetii - I used Mycorrhizal Fungi on roots, imported new soil for the 75m trench, and water daily when dry, and feed weekly with seaweed feed. So given them as good as I...

Hello Friends,I live in Croydon: Uk. I am looking for thick Privet hedge roots. Just wondering if anyone was uprooting Privet, they can let me know and I could arrange for having this collected.So in case you come across a thick Privet which is going to be removed, please let me know. I will...

Thanks for the replies. Leaf dropping seems to have calmed down since I posted. So fingers crossed it will be okay!

I didn't realise they needed that much water!! I use a full watering can every other day - so obviously that's not enough! Thank you for the advice, I will get the feed that you suggest and hope that they will recover. Do you think the fruits will be edible this year or are they too badly damaged?

Thanks very much, for a sapling it has grown very fast over the past couple of months (far more so than my horse chestnut, oak and hazel saplings which I grew from nuts found in the wild). If that's in any way indicative of how fast it will continue to grow then I definitely need to at least...

@pete Doh what am I thinking.!!!! I think you are spot on as I do have the darker veins and the mottling.. Thanks Pete you are a star.!

I wouldn't worry just yet. Perhaps it's just a late bloomer... literally. )

But do it gradually if it is badly bent.

Agree with Tetters.....it has been so hot and plants' defensive systems are to wilt and drop leaves. I found even convolvulous cneorum, a plant that thrives in hot dry conditions, was suffering. Luckily lately the sea mists have help it recover. When the rain comes plants will respond but...

It's young enough to move successfully and the fact that it has only been in the position for a year bodes well, provided you do it at the right time when it is dormant. Best done between November and February.

Hi Loopylupin, It should be fine in a container, we have one growing in a square container which is about 18 by 18 inches and 24 inches deep. The thing to remember with these is to keep them well watered at all times.

This pesky thing is still going..I had to hack it to pieces because of scale insect...and it's totally regrown now

Zigs, is it right that these burrs are formed when a tree is wounded in some way - like a carbuncle? I look at this one and wonder what sort of pearls of beauty there may be on the inside. ......must leave chain saw at home....mumble mumble...

Water 2 or 3 times with epsom salts Gavin. A neighbour had a similar problem a few years back and I suggested epsom salts. The effect was "a miracle" according to her.....no miracle only what I expected. Magnesium deficiency for me Epsom salts is cheap, safe and effective as a tonic if...