I've been cutting back a few trees/shrubs that are in my view pretty useless for anything except firewood e.g. laurel, and I was wondering what to replace them with. Ideally I'd like everything in my garden to be:
- useful
- edible
- perennial
- a native species that grows well
As many as possible of the above if not all. For example I'm keeping a small patch of bamboo cause it is so damn useful even though non native.
Any suggestions what trees I should plant in my new gaps? And should I keep holly trees, or chop them too and replace with fruit trees? If you had a top 5 of trees to plant, what would be in it? THANKS!
What trees to plant
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What trees to plant
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Re: What trees to plant
Jut a few of my favourites.
Hazel
Bullace
Crabapple
Sloe
Chestnut
Birch
Willow
I vote keep the Holly.
Have a look at the Woodland Trust site to give you some ideas.
http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visitin ... ive-trees/
Hazel
Bullace
Crabapple
Sloe
Chestnut
Birch
Willow
I vote keep the Holly.
Have a look at the Woodland Trust site to give you some ideas.
http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visitin ... ive-trees/
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Re: What trees to plant
Thanks - chestnut is a great idea, I see you can get a few as hedging plants for not too much money so I'll definitely consider those:
http://www.primrose.co.uk/-p-90226.html ... oCEsXw_wcB
Bullace I'd never heard of! Sounds excellent from what I've learned through google.
I should have mentioned that very large trees like oak or scots pine are not really suitable for the spaces in question.
http://www.primrose.co.uk/-p-90226.html ... oCEsXw_wcB
Bullace I'd never heard of! Sounds excellent from what I've learned through google.
I should have mentioned that very large trees like oak or scots pine are not really suitable for the spaces in question.
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Re: What trees to plant
Seconding the ones that Brambles has suggested, plus hawthorn, maybe beech, maybe elder, quince (big thorns!) or silver birch (sap! and other uses too.
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Re: What trees to plant
Damson
Easy, self-fertile, versatile, need to be planted as they are not being grown so much, native.
That's what we're putting in later this year.
Easy, self-fertile, versatile, need to be planted as they are not being grown so much, native.
That's what we're putting in later this year.
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Re: What trees to plant
Great - thanks! Useful suggestions
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Re: What trees to plant
Ash, I'd coppice it along with the Hazel.
Blackthorn (Sloe), Hawthorn and Holly all make good hedging.
Apple, Damson, Crab-apple, Cherry, Pear, Plum, Medlar,... The list of fruiting trees is nearly endless, they nearly all have dense wood thats also quite pretty. They can be managed to keep them small.
Blackthorn (Sloe), Hawthorn and Holly all make good hedging.
Apple, Damson, Crab-apple, Cherry, Pear, Plum, Medlar,... The list of fruiting trees is nearly endless, they nearly all have dense wood thats also quite pretty. They can be managed to keep them small.
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Re: What trees to plant
Thanks! Coppiced Ash sounds great.
I just recently read that hawthorn leaves are edible, as are birch and beech
I just recently read that hawthorn leaves are edible, as are birch and beech
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Re: What trees to plant
In relation to ash, check out what the local situation is about ash die-back disease - the arboricultural peeps might have a useful opinion.
http://www.trees.org.uk/find-a-professi ... e-an-ArbAC
http://tcia.org/
http://www.treesurgeonsregister.com/assoc.php
http://treesforlife.org.uk/
(Sorry for the number of them! I started googling and couldn't stop )
http://www.trees.org.uk/find-a-professi ... e-an-ArbAC
http://tcia.org/
http://www.treesurgeonsregister.com/assoc.php
http://treesforlife.org.uk/
(Sorry for the number of them! I started googling and couldn't stop )
Re: What trees to plant
Woodland trust gives away FREE trees and hedging plants every autumn if that is a help find them on facebook and they will let you know when they have them
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