Trees

Only a tiny garden so nowhere else to put it unfortunately ... plus the fence from next door is over 7 foot tall !! I don't mind as it gives me some privacy if I want to sit outside and is not in the way of the sun ! ... The little horror next door is a girl ! a very tomboyish girl and the...

Hi! We are concidering planting a sweet cherry tree in our garden and the one we've seen on offer is about 6-8 feet. Although I love to see cherry blossom flowers blooming on a tree, it causes a tremendous mess when the wind blows it on to the ground, so could someone please tell me if the...

Another pic, shows the area just above the crown and how bad it is. Ivy branches seem to be thicker further up the tree.

As aphids breathe through their skin, a spray of soapy water (i.e. washing up liquid) can block their pores and cause the little green blighters to suffocate and die. Alternatively you could also try other methods of biological control as mentioned here:Hope this helps, Matthew

How about an apple tree?

Now that you have new leaves unfurling I think it's okay to cut the old ones off. If you're worried about planting it out, you could always sink the pot in to the ground and you would then have the choice of just lifting the whole thing out for the winter. If you do plant it out I would plant it...

Okay, that makes sense. Thank you for your advice and taking the time to explain it to me.Matthew

Whoops posted this in the wrong forum - could an Admin please move to the relevant one, thanks!

We just planted two apricot trees in our garden in Nugola...near Livorno in Tuscany.

Yes...summer has finally arrived in the Vale:yho:

I've got one of these at the back of my allotment that was grown from a seed from a tree on a neighbouring plot, which just goes to show that they can fruit in this country, although I think it is fairly rare occurrence. They flower very late in the year, and then the set fruit has to make it...

This thread by Tree Surfer is excellent worzel...:gnthb:

I know, I was trying to stop myself from typing it but my fingers did it before my good taste circuit kicked in

Thank you everyone. Kristen you have it exactly right. It is hard for me to get a granular feed around the plants. Because they were very large when planted (the trees 5mtrs plus) they took a while to get established and I feel they now need a regular boost. I have a couple that still look...

Give them a feed with Fish, Blood and Bonemeal, David.:gnthb:

My M. Stellata hasn't got any leaves as yet though (and I don't think the leaves in the photo look like magnolia leaves)

Thanks for the information.I'll see how I get on.

SkyThose spots look like some kind of rust to me. Trees get all kinds of spores and rusts and can usually tolerate them without too much harm. Just keep an eye on it. If it gets really bad later in the year e.g. causing leaves to fall off, you might need to spray but I wouldn't expect...

If you looking for a Mediterranean look you could always got with a hardy olive tree:thmb:

Hi epa611,The problem with subsidence happens when trees absorb water from the soil, causing it to shrink. This is only a real problem on clay soil where shrinkage is more pronounced. From what you're describing I'd say your soil is certainly clay-like, but without doing a proper soil survey...