"GrubbyGreen" wrote in message
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Hi All,
First posting. I'm wanting a memorial tree, something that would
blossom in late january. It would need to stay in a pot for a year or
two as we may move. I was told to get a small prunus but various garden
centres have since told me that I won't get one to flower at that time.
However I do remember seeing on in tescos around that time. I just
didn't want to buy a memorial tree in a supermarket. Now I wish I had.
Any advice on what to get?
Ideas I do have.
I am sorry to hear of the passing. I would want to correctly plant the tree
when you find it. In USA its hard to get good quality trees from nurseries
because there is no demand. people take whatever they can get and plant it
good and deep and pile mulch up on the trunk and improperly prune them and
the list goes on and on. There are some good people out there. I would
like to share what I have to share with you regarding correct treatments.
The sad thing is people in USA plant memorial trees incorrectly, and then
when the energy reserves are reduced secondaries like insects show up then
they blame them for killing the tree. It gets nasty. I would like to see
you plant this tree when you get it correctly. That is why I am sending
these links. I was teaching a six grade class about tree basics in full
auditorium when I said people plant these trees in memory and they die. A
laughter started as a little voice assertively shouted "that's not funny".
GOD bless that child because that child is correct!
When you find your tree, correct correct correct correct - planting,
mulching, fertilizing, pruning and such might be important to you. It is to
me and the trees.
Also you should be able to get a copy of MODERN ARBORICULTURE in Ireland.
http://www.shigoandtrees.com
I would be willing to donate a copy of TREE BASICS and a copy of PRUNING
BASICS by Dr. Shigo to your memory. Please send me your address at
and I will send you one of each. Let me know who
you are. It would be nice if they stayed with the tree as it grows and was
available to people who care for it for many years to come. It is handy and
lucid.
Planting
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT20..._planting.html
Mulching -
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/M/mulch.html
Pruning
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/tree_pruning
Fertilization (See A Touch of Chemistry)
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/CHEM.html
And I will just through these in.
Tree Farming and Related Problems
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/SOUND/
Troubles in the Rhizosphere
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Tree Biologist
www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.