In article , Rod
writes

"Lynda Thornton" wrote in message
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Hi

Our robinia tree in the back garden got blown over to about 30 degrees
off the floor, in the recent (very) high winds. It's about 20 feet high
and 6-7 ins diameter trunk. As it's not that old (probably 7 years or
so) we were able, once the winds died down, to stand it back up and
strap it very temporarily to a fence post. Obviously it can't stay like
that

I'm only going to tell you what Tumbleweed has already told you. Todays
storm will have presented several of us with planting opportunities (we've
got a couple of full grown Beeches and a few other things down - I was close
by when one of the Beeches fell this morning) That Robinia will never really
be safe and secure again so spend a tenner or less on a small new tree.
Small trees get chance to make decent roots before the plant gets too heavy
and more often than not they will catch up with heavy standards planted at
the same time. They will always be more secure than trees put in as large
plants.

Rod


Something that might be worth mentioning is that the area where the tree
was planted had been gravelled over by the previous owners, perhaps a
couple of years ago. I don't suppose this or the lining (which in some
places seems to consist of large plastic pieces) could have had an
effect on the tree - and any replacement - could it?

Lynda