On 30/3/07 14:43, in article ,
"MikeCT" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in a message:
I'm afraid I don't remember who recommended this but I'm in their debt!
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I wrote the original message to the group. My little tree is five years old
this year, just over 7 feet tall and like yours, in full flower now. I have
it growing in a semi shaded position where it receives sun in the early
morning and late afternoon/evening during the spring and summer months. The
rest of the time it is in shade. As recommended, I give it a slight trim in
the early autumn to keep it in reasonable shape. It IS a super little tree,
coming into its own in spring and early autumn when the leaves change colour
to all shades of brown. Just a word of caution however, don't be too heavy
handed with the trimming, remember the trunk grows with the tree and can,
after a few years, make your Prunus's trunk look too big for the rest of the
tree. Look after it well, and I hope you and your husband Ray enjoy it
throughout the seasons.

Very many thanks, Mike. We're so pleased with it because the Daphnes are
over, as is the mimosa and this is flowering at just the right time. It's a
dear, delicate little thing.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)