Chestnut whips wanted

[spandit]

Looking to buy 50 chestnut whips, cheap as possible, to replace the trees that didn't make it in my woodland the first time around. The nursery I've contacted is struggling for stock...

[woodyguy]

3fatpigs in northern ireland (ask for Rob) are excellent with £6.99 postage. Great plants if he's got any left.

[Woodworks]

Try Perrie Hale Nurseries in Dorset. http://www.perriehale.co.uk/

[Dorset Treeman]

Try Perrie Hale Nurseries in Dorset. http://www.perriehale.co.uk/

 

 

I just bought some from these people (they are in honiton which I think is actually Devon?). Always had good quality from them.

[Woodworks]

I just bought some from these people (they are in honiton which I think is actually Devon?). Always had good quality from them.

 

Oops you are quite right. I am on my way to Dorset when I go past them

[spandit]

Bought them from 3fatpigs, along with an almond, some wild pear and dogwood whips

[spandit]

Hmmm...

 

I need 65 trees to replace the ones that have died, and I had 10 spare tubes for planting new ones. That's a total of 75 trees.

 

I've now ordered:

 

50 x sweet chestnut, castanea sativa

25 x wild pear, pyrus communis

10 x common dogwood, cornus sanguinea

25 x black locust, robinia pseudoacacia

25 x black maul, salix triandra

1 x black mulberry, morus nigra

1 x almond, prunus dulcis

 

That's 137... now I have to decide which get the tubes and which only get spirals (of which I have hundreds!)

[woodyguy]

I'm sure you'll be delighted with the quality of the trees from Rob at 3fatpigs.

[spandit]

I'm sure you'll be delighted with the quality of the trees from Rob at 3fatpigs.

 

They're certainly a lot bigger than I was expecting! Arrived today and I've planted some of them (20, to be exact). Thought it might be a quicker job beating up but seems to take longer. At least there's less to lug about and hopefully the remaining 66 will go in tomorrow (planting the new ones in spirals is pretty quick)

[spandit]

Turns out I miscounted the number I planted, it was actually 34, so only 53 to plant tomorrow - easy! Out of those, only 34 are replacing dead trees so the remaining ones will be going into spirals - I'll be done by lunch!