Trees

They should be fine off of the tree =] I wouldn't of thought there would be any specific things to watch out for although just check to make the fruit is whole without any holes xD

Blissinabox.... Just loved your garden photos, nice to have members from down under.. I have a friend who lives in Parramatta...:gnthb: The trees out front could be Cupressus arizonics, you see them allot in CA planted close to the houses the same usually in 3s too....

See these two links -There should be no problem pruning the low branches or in removing the basal shoot on the pear.

But if we`re right.:hehe::hehe::hehe::gnthb:

Hi Chocky, if the leaves are turning yellow or white around the edges, that sounds like some form of stress. When planted in containers they are always more suseptible to things such as under/over watering and lack of nutrients etc. They don't like being waterlogged, let the compost dry out on...

Hi glosspop,It looks like a Potassium mineral deficiency to me, and as daitheplant said in his above post; overwatering could have compounded the situation. A little less watering and some potassium rich feed should sort the problem out, although if you've simply reduced the tree to nothing...

thanks for your help and advice

Even after killing it off it will decay...unevenly. The last to rot will be the "heartwood" in the centre of the stump, so there will come a time when it will look really ugly.

Alternatively, you could do something to your windows - this Windowfilm is excellent. It's a solar barrier that keeps the room cool in the hot weather and warm in the cold and whilst you have full view from within, from outside it looks like mirror glass, similar to ambulance windows. At least...

:wink::hehe: They are right I am afraid Harmony... :hehe:

them hard globules of sap are probably what the plum moth maggot has excreted from the fruit, I have them on some of my fruit even though I have used a plum moth trap. Kev

Hi Lomeo. judging by your photo i Agree they look like Box Trees and i also agree they require a larger pot. also your pots look like plastic pots, i could be mistaken ,but i think i see mould shapes on the bottom/side. your trees by the size of them definitely are crying out for a much larger...

We need a photo to see what the situation is as Shiney says. I moved my greenhouse a couple of years ago so as to get more summer shade from neighbours' trees - it helps keep the temperature down in my greenhouse, I think they have done you a favour.

But that`s not controlling the rust Pete, it`s just spreading it. Personally, I`d cut the tree down and burn it.:lollol::gnthb:

My olive tree is about seven years old and has quite a crop of embryonic olives - although I know from experience that most will fall off. This year the woodpigeons have taken a shine to them, which isn't helping. The thing is ... since you can't eat olives straight from the tree, they are...

Thank you Woo.Victoria I appreciate your reply. The reason I thought cutting it down was for it to shoot as you say. The reason being it happens to other older trees when cut down why not this? I had thought to leave it in it's pot for another year after cutting and then trim the roots. I am...

That damage is a lot differant to the link I posted Flinty. I concede defeat.:lollol::lollol::gnthb::flag:

Julie, you can grow any plant in a pot. Just make sure it`s fed and watered properly and repot upwards every 2 or 3 years. Take the yellow leaves off, leaves on plants die. Just remove them.:thumb:

perhaps I should edit my posts more often ... I cringe at my typing mistakes !

GD if the shoot is coming from below the graft its a gonner.Not much else you can do other than dig it out and try again.Perhaps if you can find a fence or wall that you can plant a new one against it would help, although I doubt it was the cold that killed it, it would just give you a...