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Almost nothing grows here. Any advice?
On 8 Dec 2013 18:53:22 GMT, Emery Davis wrote:
I agree with whoever suggested Rowan, maybe even some of the selections like Sorbus rockii. From the maple group, most sycamores (and there are lots) should do well, ... I'd forgotten about sycamore, we have a few of those, they might be a bit more vigorous than the rowan. SWMBO'd (the real gardener here) wanted to take 'em out before they took over and started seeding all over the place. I talked her out of it on the basis that if they did well they'd provide some shelter for the other trees and any seedlings would be easy to just pull up. -- Cheers Dave. |
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Almost nothing grows here. Any advice?
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Dave Liquorice wrote: On 8 Dec 2013 18:53:22 GMT, Emery Davis wrote: I agree with whoever suggested Rowan, maybe even some of the selections like Sorbus rockii. From the maple group, most sycamores (and there are lots) should do well, ... I'd forgotten about sycamore, we have a few of those, they might be a bit more vigorous than the rowan. SWMBO'd (the real gardener here) wanted to take 'em out before they took over and started seeding all over the place. I talked her out of it on the basis that if they did well they'd provide some shelter for the other trees and any seedlings would be easy to just pull up. Has anyone mentioned blackthorn? Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Almost nothing grows here. Any advice?
On Sun, 8 Dec 2013 20:21:22 -0000, Janet wrote:
Has anyone mentioned blackthorn? Not yet, are you going to? I will, another forgotten one (I did say I'm not the gardener...). Very slow to grow here, I think the largest bush of Blackthorn we have is no more than a few feet high and a couple wide, very open and 10 years old. Damn it, what trees/shrubs did we put in? In order of "doing well": Sycamore Rowan Larch Birch Ash Scots Pine (they all got hit this/last year along with most other similar pines around here with something that killed all the previous years needles, this years growth looks OK so far...) Blackthorn (slow) Dog Rose (just a couple, slow) Yew (only a couple, just clings on, the wind burns the leaves). Some English Oaks have recently been put in they seem to survive. Some gorse has also gone in but that is tiny about 6" across... Time will tell, there is no wild gorse around here. -- Cheers Dave. |
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Almost nothing grows here. Any advice?
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Dave Liquorice wrote: On Sun, 8 Dec 2013 20:21:22 -0000, Janet wrote: Has anyone mentioned blackthorn? Not yet, are you going to? I will, another forgotten one (I did say I'm not the gardener...). Very slow to grow here, I think the largest bush of Blackthorn we have is no more than a few feet high and a couple wide, very open and 10 years old. Yes, they are - but they are essentially windproof. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Almost nothing grows here. Any advice?
On 08/12/2013 21:14, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 8 Dec 2013 20:21:22 -0000, Janet wrote: Has anyone mentioned blackthorn? Not yet, are you going to? I will, another forgotten one (I did say I'm not the gardener...). Very slow to grow here, I think the largest bush of Blackthorn we have is no more than a few feet high and a couple wide, very open and 10 years old. Damn it, what trees/shrubs did we put in? In order of "doing well": Sycamore Rowan Larch Birch Ash Scots Pine (they all got hit this/last year along with most other similar pines around here with something that killed all the previous years needles, this years growth looks OK so far...) Blackthorn (slow) Dog Rose (just a couple, slow) Yew (only a couple, just clings on, the wind burns the leaves). Some English Oaks have recently been put in they seem to survive. Some gorse has also gone in but that is tiny about 6" across... Time will tell, there is no wild gorse around here. Upland woods around here are a mixture of oak and birch, with holly as the principal component of the shrub layer, so perhaps holly would do as well. Rowan is a minor component, and bramble and bilberry contribute to the ground-cover layer. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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