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For questions about trees: selection, planting, care, diagnosis, pruning, identification, etc. Use this tag along other mentiond topic tags [tree-care], [identification], [pruning], [diagnosis].
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How do I prune Silver Birch Tree?
Betula pendula (aka "silver birch") is, to quote the RHS, "an elegant medium-sized deciduous tree with slender drooping twigs." Betula pendula "Youngii" is, again quoting the RHS, "a small deciduous t …
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Crooked tree at the top. Bottom 50% is straight
With established trees, a prevailing wind can cause the trunk to bend. There's not much you can do about that. That isn't the case with your tree as you've only just planted it. … Advice about staking trees is given here. …
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Are my trees dead?
To quote from the RHS here:
Scratch the bark (the “scratch test”) on the shoots of your trees or
shrub with your thumb nail or a penknife. …
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Training a spindly oak tree
Staking can actually be counterproductive as trees react to wind by building a stronger trunk and root system. As for encouraging a better form, my advice is to let your tree do its own thing. …
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Can I save a small tree that has fallen over?
Does it feel as though the trunk is still substantially attached to the roots? If yes, you could try staking the tree upright. Use a good sized, good quality tree stake (pressure treated, 3 inch plus …
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How to promote multistem tree growth?
Quick look online finds: "The species coppices very readily and also regenerates by means of root sprouts." I'd be tempted to just leave it alone for a while. Let it establish itself and just enjoy it …
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What is the most efficient way to remove a row of bushes?
Many trees and shrubs will reshoot after cutting back, but they won't survive the new growth being removed by regular mowing. …
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How and what herbicide to spray around trees without killing them?
In the words of the RHS here:
Weeds, lawns and other vegetation intercept water before it reaches
the roots of newly planted trees and shrubs. … For young trees, follow the RHS advice given above. …
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How to pick the right tree for my garden
Have you considered silver birch (Betula pendula)? To quote the RHS:
An elegant medium-sized deciduous tree with slender drooping twigs.
Bark white, becoming black and rugged at base. Leaves ovate, y …
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What is this English tree with oval leaves and pale pink blossoms?
It's not common laurel, Prunus laurocerasus. Take a look at Prunus lusitanica, common name Portugal laurel. The leaves and red stems look like a good match. The flowers should be white, but if they're …
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How to straighten a bent tree trunk that occurs near the root
It's where it's been grafted. Just leave it alone. Here's some advice about how to properly stake a tree.
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Should I do something about the curve in this sapling?
It's a tiny tree; as long as it has decent overhead light and can grow upwards it should sort itself out. What you should do is clear around it a 1 to 1.2 metre diameter circle free of all vegetation. …
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Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) shedding seeds in Summer
It's just a fact of life that trees can be a nuisance. They shed fruit and seeds, drop leaves, have problem flowers, lose the occasional branch, some are even poisonous. … If we only permitted trees that were 100% nuisance free, there wouldn't be any trees. As for your particular seeds. …
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Which two leaders of my Dawn Redwood should I remove?
The two on the right look the thinnest - remove these. I know it's painful to cut off a sizeable proportion of the young growth, but it will be easier to do that now rather than at some time in the fu …
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Peach tree pruning?!
Looks like these are suckers. Your peach tree consists of a top bit (called the scion) grafted onto a rootstock. You can see the graft just above the compost level. Any shoots appearing below the graf …
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