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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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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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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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How hard can I cut back my Acer platanoides globosum?
From the Hillier website:
This variety of Norway Maple has a particularly tight global crown,
which is grown and then grafted onto the trunk of a Norway Maple at
2.2m high for the vesicular tissues 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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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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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 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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Will this cedar tree survive with the bark removed?
No guarantees, I'm afraid, but it should survive if all the bark hasn't been removed around the tree. The RHS have an informative article on ring-barking here.
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Ants on trees - ok or bad?
The trees have probably got aphids. From the RHS website here:
Ants may be found climbing plants with aphid colonies, they tend the
aphids obtaining honeydew as a reward. …
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Is there a DIY, easy way of getting rid of tree stumps?
Depends how fit you are. Use a mattock (looks like this) and a strong border fork and spade. The best way you can, dig a nice big hole around each stump and hack through the roots using good overhead …
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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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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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Help identifying wild Irish tree
Take a look at Olearia macrodonta (New Zealand Holly). According to this website, it's "Very well established throughout West Cork now."
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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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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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