Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
I know there are some really real gardeners out there but is there a correct time to plant trees or is it species dependant ?
I know there are some really real gardeners out there but is there a correct time to plant trees or is it species dependant ?
Cheers. After my trip to Holland i have some ideas for a small tree or two.Generally if they are bare rooted then in the winter when they are dormant - if they are in pots they can go in any time
I used to have an apricot tree at my last place. Unforgettably wonderful in a good fruiting year. I had it on a SW-facing wall, which I don't have at my new place. The jam was stupendous. *sighs nostalgically*.Loads of fruit trees on my allotment (apple, pear, quince, cherry, plum, greenguage).
Plot next door has had a couple of trees which had never fruited in the 15 or so years they have been in but are full of apricots this year, so that is on the list for this autumn.
Although it's true that potted trees can go in at any time, high summer is best avoided due to the lack of water and the high rate of water loss from the leaves. Best time is really Oct - March, and I wouldn't plant a potted tree between mid-June and mid-August if I could avoid it. If you have to, make sure to keep it well watered. You're in Kent like me so you know what it's like to have arid spells! - not the last couple of days though of course!Cheers. After my trip to Holland i have some ideas for a small tree or two.
Yes i have had all this years rain yesterday.Although it's true that potted trees can go in at any time, high summer is best avoided due to the lack of water and the high rate of water loss from the leaves. Best time is really Oct - March, and I wouldn't plant a potted tree between mid-June and mid-August if I could avoid it. If you have to, make sure to keep it well watered. You're in Kent like me so you know what it's like to have arid spells! - not the last couple of days though of course!
I thought skunk was a bush rather than a tree.......
Including me. Don't plant sycamores. Once in a wood they soon turn it into a monoculture.Sycamores!!! The Woodland volunteers spend most of their time digging these up in our local woods.