Trees

I'd agree with @Pete8 . That really isn't worth trying to improve. Better to replace. These things happen unfortunately.

Personally I would cut it down now. If the roots are ok then it should resprout but if it's gone then you will have your answer earlier. The branches as they are are just putting stress on the roots, or dying back, so there isn't any advantage waiting until it's dormant ime. I have plenty of...

Water, water, water, and don't feed while it's looking unhealthy (that's like giving a sick person a big rich dinner). Most acers like shelter from winds and dappled shade so it might be in too exposed a position. Hot, dry and windy doesn't really suit them so the weather won't be helping.

"One final thing sorry!"No need to apologise, we're here to help, whatever the question. I've never tested the soil in any of my gardens past or present, I identify by eye, sorry! Perhaps one of our friends here can help you with that.If the vine returns then try painting a weedkiller...

I think you might be onto a hiding to nothing but if it was me I would bury that log just below the surface and keep the area damp, perhaps pull off a few shoots and leave about three strong ones.

I think it would be highly unlikely to be vine weevil on a rowan. Even in the same site [approximately] @MichaelJC , it's surprising how conditions can vary as there could be more light, less light, more wind exposure etc. Anything in a pot, regardless of type, needs more attention than in...

I prefer a natural look too @CostasK , and I hate seeing shrubs 'blobbed' in gardens, but I also like formality and topiary, so I'd have difficulty deciding what to do in your situation! If you can keep it nicely pruned/shaped, it should be fine. It may not ultimately be the best choice for the...

@Rachel Knowles May I repeat my advice of 22/2/24,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Last update (I hope): The tree is recovering. There have been no more appearances of white blobs on the leaves. Some leaves which had turned to their autumn colours are changing back to summer green. The whole thing has been a mystery. I can only assume that either the aggressive pruning or anti...

Hello @fairygirlThanks for the Reply.I will do as you have advised and see how it goes.Thanks for your Help.Kevin

The sickly ones are alive but their growth is incredibly stunted. To top off a tough life for them, last year they were hit hard by an infestation of caterpillars that cocooned in their leaves and ate them (my first experience with this, and something I'm much more on top of observing this...

I have 3 Sorbus Sargentiana that I planted about 15 years ago. They were the biggest bare rooted I could find to buy so are now quite substantial. While answering another question about a tree ( think it was the same species and variety) on GC,I took a closer look at my trees. Really odd, they...

Yes, leaves seem healthy enough for now ! I’ll give the damp cloth a go, thanks

Apple trees are naturally big. The only thing that makes them small is if they are grafted onto a rootstock of a smaller member of the apple family. Grafting is a skill which some people have and some don’t. I have tried, over the course of my lifetime, to graft apples and have failed...

There was an article a few years ago about mature Monkey Puzzles in Wales, in a magazine, all planted around the same time. Monkey Puzzle Tree - National Botanic Garden of Wales Also

Look a bit like a Lawsons cypress. They do tend to droop with age.Not quite sure what you are saying about the neighbours.

I’ll let you all know in about a week. It should have made its mind up by then as to what it wants to do by then

If you have a rootstock growing well in a pot then you could try approach grafting. This method will give you a better chance of success when doing summer grafts.In approach grafting, the scion stays connected to the parent tree by a thin sliver of cambium which just about keeps the scion...

Thank you all for your good advice. Good to know the tree is not dying. I’ll remove the scale insect and give the tree a good watering. Thanks once again.

I've always thought that, like the ash, it was because the willow was a nasty old so and so.