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Originally Posted by Sacha
I'm prejudiced, so I'd certainly get an expert in if you think you can't
handle it yourself. These are such very beautiful trees when fully grown.
Can you confidently cut away any dead wood yourself? If you can, it may be
worth waiting until next spring to see how your tree responds to light and
air and not competing for water and food!
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.' |
Yes, its a beautiful tree and looks very old (the house was built in 1880). The trunk divides at about 6 feet and the bark is a light brown hue. I was up in the boughs again last night and cut back more of the ivy. I found a coil of rope up there - perhaps a child's swing from days gone by...The plan is to finish off the job on Saturday and fingers crossed that with the extra sunlight and improved soil nutrition now that the ivy is gone, the tree will begin to thrive again...
I'll let you all know how it goes.
David.