Trees

Oh no, thats just down the road from Aesculus, he'll be round to do the dendro on it now:DOH:

Thanks a million This definitively seems to be a Dendrobium lituiflorum :D

As Ziggy says a good mulching around the base for about a couples of yards or so in diameter will help. Remove any weeds or grass in that area before mulching.

Thanks guys....did not think there would actually be a name for it lol :D

I think the biggest battle is not going to be the shade, but the fact that the conifers will have sucked the ground dry, and robbed all the nutrients.So, the problem is likely to be the soil.See if you can work in loads of well rotted manure to enrich it, and prevent it from drying our...

Thanks very much for the info. I'll try it around the time you suggest when it's dormant. Fingers crossed!!

Plum TreeI too have a Victoria plum tree that has been overladen with fruit and 4 branches have snapped off.I was advised to strip half of the fruit off which I did but the wind and rain damaged it further. I did manage to support some branches with poles and rope .Its now looking a bit...

Sounds like me when I have my hair cut Spruce

If you move a plant you should give the root system as little to do as possible It is quite normal to prune any plant in such circumstances Normally I seldom prune Japanese maples as they (to me anyway) take on some terrific shapes by themselves At the end of the day whether to prune or not is a...

Yeah seems to be one of those that will survive a frost but not a winter - nice pot plant though, and perhaps better contained by the sound of it

I've grown quite a few different pines over the years from seed and some do seem to grow away quite quickly and then stall until the folowing spring. The lower needles going brown and falling off is quite normal, as long as there is still the growing point they'll be fine. Mature pine trees...

Hi Val, although I haveno experience of growing eucalyptus I feel you have two options; you could either prune out/remove all the new growth (suckers) apart from one strong one and then train that to grow up straight to replace the original tree or as you say you could dig down and see where...

my dad had a huge one in his garden in south africa .... it eventually caused damage to the swimming pool which had a thick layer of gunnite concrete ... the tree was approx 10 meters away from the pool a tree surgeon sorted it out in a day I still want to try growing one as a bonsai though

You're right, but holding the rabbit still while you do it is a helluva palava

Looks a good job to me

Hi guys, Looking for advice on pruning this mulberry tree. The red lines indicate where I would like to take it down to, though I understand that this may have to be done over 2 years. Thanks for looking, John

They prune well so it can be kept at whatever size you require normal sizes are 25ft upto 75ft they like sun and hate full shade and don't like water logged roots birds love them . hope this helps

Hi MattYour trees appear to be suffering from bacterial, fungal and insect infections. The large lesions on the branches are bacterial canker, which you can't do anything about. You may want to reduce the weight in the branches to prevent them snapping out, as the one stem looks quite weak....

water once a week during spring and summer, but water 'deep' (water well) thats what I have been doing to 4 bay trees (2 - lollipop/standards, and 2 pyramid shaped) all have done well for the past year ... and all are in large pots in full sun however, one is in 'distress' as of last week,...

Youre english is fine I cant moan my spelling is awful Yes the bordeaux would be fine , if you can get it lots of chemicals have been banded in Europe. A tree that is well fed and watered will be more healthy. Speak soon au revoir Spruce