Most trees are happy growing in heavy clay soil, as long as it does not get waterlogged in Winter Clay soil is fertile soil, the problem is that low-lying sites tend to trap water in winter, and exposed clay bakes hard in Summer. Most trees grown in the UK will thrive in clay where: So… Continue reading The Best Trees Suitable for Heavy Clay Soils
Category: Trees
Game of Thrones Trees Take Their Final Bow
Winter has come for four of the famous Dark Hedges beech trees, and there was no King’s Landing for them Game of Thrones was a TV show that ran between 2011–2019, famous for its strong starting season, the death of Ned Stark (played by Sean Bean, England’s greatest living actor), an increasingly tiresome plot carried… Continue reading Game of Thrones Trees Take Their Final Bow
Darnley Sycamore Gets a Storm Eowyn Haircut
It’s been a wee bit of a trying day for Glasgow’s famous Darnley Sycamore, which got pollarded by 100mph winds The sycamore tree, thought to be at least 450 years old, is a historic landmark connected to Mary Queen of Scots and her ill-fated cousin-husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley. 450 plus years is a decent… Continue reading Darnley Sycamore Gets a Storm Eowyn Haircut
Hereford Times Orchard Lane Leylandii Song
Orleton locals got a laugh from the Hereford Times “AI Assisted” article that used a stock image of an Oak Tree for an article about cutting down a tall Leylandii hedge, inspiring a satirical folk song Church Lane residents in Orleton, Herefordshire, were treated to a masterpiece of robot writing in this Hereford Times article… Continue reading Hereford Times Orchard Lane Leylandii Song
Which Tree is Yggdrasil?
The question “what species of tree is Yggdrasil?” is not one I ever get asked, but when the day comes I will say “ha, finally! A species is a group of things of the same kind, and Yggdrasil is unique. Gotcha!”This could be why I don’t get invited to parties. According to science, Yggdrasil, honoured… Continue reading Which Tree is Yggdrasil?
Making Bonsai from Your Bareroot Trees
Somerset Bonsai Society is our absolute favourite Bonsai Society in Somerset. We love them so much that whenever they visit us, we treat them to a bin bag of damaged reject plants covered in mud And local bonsai enthusiasts ingeniously turn these trees, which had been destined for the compost heap, into beautiful bonsai. Young… Continue reading Making Bonsai from Your Bareroot Trees
Rootgrow by Empathy: RHS Approved Mycorrhizae AKA “Friendly Fungi”
Mycorrhizae fungi coexist with plant root systems in a symbiotic relationship: the fungi give the plant water and soil nutrients in exchange for the sugars that plants make by photosynthesis Fungi grow much faster than roots, so they can increase a transplanted plant’s effective root area many times over in only a few weeks, during which… Continue reading Rootgrow by Empathy: RHS Approved Mycorrhizae AKA “Friendly Fungi”
Tree Hugging Ineffective, Studies Show
Despite organising Britain’s largest tree hug, Coventrians are unable to prevent 26 big old trees getting the final chop-chop In the largest scientific study of its kind, Coventry demonstrated that when the council is out to build you some roads, a tree hug isn’t going to change that, even a really big one. Coventry Council are… Continue reading Tree Hugging Ineffective, Studies Show
Surrey Schoolkids Publish Tree Book
“The Thousand Year Tree,” a book featuring children’s artwork from Surrey, was published after a year-long project by Lucy Reynolds and Katie Hickey. Funded by Defra’s Access for All fund, it aims to raise awareness about the conservation of mature trees. Educational Outreach The Surrey Hills Society took Weyfield Primary Academy students to Newlands Corner… Continue reading Surrey Schoolkids Publish Tree Book
Forestry Commission Agroforestry Tree Species Guide
Agroforestry is primarily practised by farmers, but elements are increasingly applied to homesteads and large gardens If agroforestry is new to you, one really should start with ART – Agroforestry Research Trust. Agro-forestry means cultivating trees with other agricultural crops and/or livestock, in the same field. The trees are grown in lanes an appropriate distance… Continue reading Forestry Commission Agroforestry Tree Species Guide