Branching out...

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Permalink Reply by maggie on November 13, 2017 at 19:27

I inherited a Camelia grown as a 'standard' which is now a tree, sort of lollypop shape, about 10 ft high. It has green waxy leaves all year and it blossoms anytime from December to March with pink flowers. There are so many varieties of Camelia to choose from, white, red, pink, variegated, however it would be a long term project to grow that big.

Or how about something unusual, a fruit that you can't buy in the shop such as a black Mulberry, also a long project but yummy fruit that will make great jam.

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Permalink Reply by Justin Hinchcliffe on November 13, 2017 at 20:00

I forgot about my two Camelias. I do have a Greengage tree. It will, hopefully, produce a nice crop in 2018.

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Permalink Reply by pamish on November 13, 2017 at 20:23

I've bought shrubs and one tree from Ashridge Trees. You can just about get bare-root plants this month.  Their website is very handy for choosing the right plant.

Watch those silver birches, they will go to fifty foot before you notice.  I have a Jacquemontii which is beautiful but i need to take the top off every couple of years.  Betula pendula will go even higher.

By coincidence this just came in an email from them: 

Apart from the obvious (good trees, planted well) the single most important factor in the successful establishment of larger plants and trees is that they are freshly dug and quickly planted.

This is why we lift ornamental standards roughly once a month against orders already placed.  You will then receive them as quickly as possible after that.

So if you're planning on planting flowering or other ornamental garden or parkland trees - and this is a brilliant time to do so - then please place your order before midnight this Wednesday.  

Every standard will need a stake and a tree tie. We also strongly recommend the use of Rootgrow to help your purchases grow away well, so the correct amount for your trees will be calculated in the basket for you to add to your order if you wish.

If you are not sure what to do, then you can read our comprehensive advice or, if you prefer the movies, watch our videod well) the single most important factor in the successful establishment of larger plants and trees is that they are freshly dug and quickly planted.

This is why we lift ornamental standards roughly once a month against orders already placed.  You will then receive them as quickly as possible after that.

So if you're planning on planting flowering or other ornamental garden or parkland trees - and this is a brilliant time to do so - then please place your order before midnight this Wednesday.  

Every standard will need a stake and a tree tie. We also strongly recommend the use of Rootgrow to help your purchases grow away well, so the correct amount for your trees will be calculated in the basket for you to add to your order if you wish.

If you are not sure what to do, then you can read our comprehensive advice or, if you prefer the movies, watch our video

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Permalink Reply by EMC2 on November 13, 2017 at 20:53

"Watch those silver birches, they will go to fifty foot before you notice." I agree. My immediate neighbour has one in his front and also in his back south facing garden. He has also got a young oak which is already easily 40' high. Luckily we're to the west of him but a neighbour a few doors to his east came to me one day in tears at the permanent summer shade in her garden. I like trees but "parkland" trees are not always the most neighbourly thing for small back gardens. 

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Permalink Reply by Paul Harding on November 13, 2017 at 22:03

I've got 2 figs in pots that are only about 7 foot high.

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