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On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 17:41:17 +0100, Christopher Norton
wrote:

I have our native oak and it does`nt look any bigger
now than it did 5 years ago!!!

The trick is to plant them in a big shallow tray or box, or in open
ground and let them grow on and put on some girth for a few years. If
you keep them confined from the start they will develop frustratingly
slowly. I learned the lesson too late.
If you plant them in open ground, put a flat stone a few inches down,
so a deep tap root doesn't develop.

Pam in Bristol

Having started with a cutting and cuttings dont produce tap roots..........

I have plenty of other trees to play with rather than sit around waiting
for one tree.
Now how about trying to persuade a half inch diameter branch on a
Japanese Maple to grow straight where I want it to. Out with the bending
jacks methinks.

Chris (off to make fertiliser cakes)