The Accidental Smallholder Forum

Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Bodger on September 16, 2013, 07:39:51 pm

Title: Trees and How to Grow Them.
Post by: Bodger on September 16, 2013, 07:39:51 pm

I couldn't resist buying this book from our local garden centre this afternoon. I paid the princely sum of £2.99p for it. I can see me getting quite a bit of use out of it. Well at least that's what I told Karen. In my defence, it does actually go through most of our common UK trees and tells you how to grow them from seed. :innocent:
http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=10921815535&searchurl=an%3Dmargaret%2Blipscombe%26amp%3Bbt.x%3D87%26amp%3Bbt.y%3D21%26amp%3Bsts%3Dt%26amp%3Btn%3Dtrees%2Band%2Bhow%2Bto%2Bgrow%2Bthem (http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=10921815535&searchurl=an%3Dmargaret%2Blipscombe%26amp%3Bbt.x%3D87%26amp%3Bbt.y%3D21%26amp%3Bsts%3Dt%26amp%3Btn%3Dtrees%2Band%2Bhow%2Bto%2Bgrow%2Bthem)

Title: Re: Trees and How to Grow Them.
Post by: john and helen on September 16, 2013, 09:01:23 pm

I bought a load of seeds a few years ago, but never froze them to start germination (hope thats right) well, i soon may have a little place to start bringing some on :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Trees and How to Grow Them.
Post by: anthonyc12 on September 25, 2013, 04:00:41 am

I found a HUGE tree that I was unfamiliar with and cut it down. Found it to be a rubber tree and it only gave me 2 saplings. I planted them, but they haven't grown yet. What have I done wrong? Should I use more then 1 sapling?

Title: Re: Trees and How to Grow Them.
Post by: cloddopper on September 25, 2013, 12:54:09 pm

I think I'll bounce this one back to you Anthony .

You need to join the RHS website ( it's free  or was a few months ago & has loads and loads of how to pictures  )  and look up various way of propagation  , especially the air layering method of making new plants on rubber trees.