Trees can be beautiful, spiritual and essential , but in a garden to some people they can be a nightmare. You can turn your nightmare into a dream by the simple task of knowing your tree. so i have collected some links for you to explore, where you will find the best methods
to keep your nightmares away.
You need to know
- what is the tree species (essential to discover more knowledge)
- how big can it grow (make sure if planting, that it will not outgrow it's position,)
- is it native or not (native trees will require little looking after, foreign trees can need to be
kept free of competition)
- what is its natural environment (i.e monkey trees grow well in sandy/free draining soil but poorly in moist or clay soils,english oak likes moist/clay soils but does poorly in free draining soils,sessile oak does ok in thin soils)
- can it be pruned (cut all the foliage off a conifer it dies, cut all the foliage of a young decideous tree and it should resprout ,although if you cut all the foliage/buds of a mature tree it can die,particuly oak and beech)
- what is its root pattern (willow roots grow wide and shallow, oak grows deep and not so wide,cherry trees can do both)
- about the tree (i.e what are its flowers like,what colour are its leafs in spring/summer/autum
does it fruit or is it sterile or a male tree,will it's flowers have a fragrance)
- what type of fruit does it produce (small berries for little birds, cherries for big birds/yourself ,
nut trees for you and the squirrels,or pretty ones like the spindle tree)
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