"Sacha" wrote ..

Jeff Layman said:

Sacha wrote:
We were remarking yesterday afternoon, on a drive back from Torquay to
home, that all the ash trees we saw are very late this year. Has anyone
else noticed that? They seem to be only just breaking, while the oaks
are well in leaf.

Ash is always a bit late, but this year even more so. Ours is pretty
well in leaf at the top, but not much lower down. Our neighbour's beech
is almost in full leaf.

Yes beeches are well out, both green and copper. I think they're my
favourite among all trees. And yesterday at Torbay Hospital we saw a
Paulownia flowering. They've got some interesting planting in parts of that
hospital's grounds but I wonder how many people notice it!


There is a Paulownia flowering along Parvis Road, Byfleet, the A 245, and I
bet most don't notice it. Someone on the Council knows their trees to plant
it as a street tree, well done to them.
I planted three seedlings on our allotment with the idea of transplanting
them as trees when the got big enough but the roots are so strong and robust
I simply cannot dig them out successfully. Tried last year to remove them
completely, chop them out, but they have come up again.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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