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Will This Dodge Get Bested by a Land Rover? - Big Truck Fan Would be interested to see how the Ox would fair in a similar contest.
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Hopefully using a vehicle that stands a chance of getting here intact
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No, these actually look quite well made :-)
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Yep! Those are they!
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Cones are completely unlike the thuja plicata ones I can see after a brief image search. Wish I'd taken a better picture now. From memory they look just like the lawsons cypress cones (small ~8mm green balls)
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Growing my own bareroot trees
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Could bag the willow up in tights or just produce the Willow Water in bottles and add it -
Cones look like lawsons cypress from memory - small green spheres
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Lawsons cypress possibly. I thought swamp cypress but no obvious knees and it was nowhere near water
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The last sentence on this review is interesting. I'd certainly consider one for farm use although I'd want to see it in deep sticky mud first
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Following on from this thread we went to Arundel Castle in West Sussex today. In the grounds was a clump of what looked like leylandii What you can't see in this picture are the roots that are forming large arches and making weird shapes but inside would have been a magical place for a den or wedding ceremony
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Growing my own bareroot trees
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I've ordered a cheap system to see if it has potential. Plan is to rig it up to a water butt and shove a load of willow cuttings in the water to make it potent! -
Growing my own bareroot trees
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Well, I've ordered 20x1l and 10x3l so will give it a go, although might have to wait until next year. Anyone tried those micro-irrigation systems? -
Yes! Passed MOT with no advisories. Only issue I've had is a dodgy connection in the trailer socket which stopped the rear fog light from working - easy fix. Have carried 2 sets of pigs and towed one set to the abattoir in a horsebox, have picked up lots of logs and towed a heavy trailer 300 miles without incident. I need to spray a bit of Waxoyl underneath as there's some light rust appearing on the rear body underside and the wiring to the hard top isn't great - need to fit a proper waterproof connector as the interior light doesn't work due to a poor earth.
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Ah, it was a different strawberry tree, cornus kousa, I've planted one in my orchard but it's too young to fruit. They were very sweet
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Beautiful place - went there the first time about 2 weeks ago. Ate a fruit from the Chinese dogwood tree too...
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Growing my own bareroot trees
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Ah, thanks. http://stores.ebay.co.uk/GCHydroponics?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 -
Growing my own bareroot trees
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Which seller do you use? I've only seen the originals and the postage is crippling -
Growing my own bareroot trees
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I had wondered about using pond baskets but might invest in some air pots. Don't they need more frequent watering, though as surely the water drains out of all those holes? -
Growing my own bareroot trees
spandit replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Just looked up air root pruning and it does seem interesting. Poplar seems pretty easy to establish (like willow) but there are other trees I want to grow anyway. Will look at polypots, thanks! Thanks both! -
How do nurseries produce bare root trees (i.e. how do they remove the soil without damaging the roots?)? Are they grown in sand or something? Just thinking about propagating some poplar from cuttings but growing it away from rabbits, weeds and deer until it's got enough of a root on it to be able to transplant once dormant?
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If it's untreated then great. If it's treated then I'd welcome it for landscaping. Are you actually getting rid of it?
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Wow, can't believe people aren't biting your arm off - I'd happily let you tip it here but probably a bit far to make it economical
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My alder have grown massive in 3 years - almost a match for some of the willow! I know the tops of the trees won't be browseable but won't the lower bark be open to damage by rabbits?
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Generous offer - how big did the trees get for you to remove them?
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Haven't even checked if my blackthorn have fruit. Other fruit trees are heavily laden, though.
