I've seen one where its trunk has started to split open due to it being stripped. Is that a common occurrence?

Can anyone recommend any large hardy / exotic looking Euphorbias? There seems to be so many in the genus and I don't know where to start.. (Thanks in Advance)

Could anyone tell me if they think this is a P. henkelli or not? cheers

Ive planted 20 amongst a shelter belt, they have not been at all fussy and are growing more quickly than I was expecting (but I will still be waiting a long time for them to get to a decent height!)

My partner bought me a what I have always thought was a Podocarpus henkelli from Trevenna Cross 5 years ago but after reading this thread, im starting to think it might be a P.salignus. However, I've compared P.salignus and P.henkelli on google images and to me mine still looks like a henkelli. It w...

My D. antartica has it knuckles, but my D. squarrossa is still growing fronds (at a slow rate). Is this one of the reasons why squarrosa are more tender?

My inlaws who live on the north coast of brittany planted several Pheonix Canariensis 1m away from a boundary wall. They are finally just starting to form proper trunks, but the bases are now pressed right against the wall!! They are now worried as it is looking more and more likely that they will h...

Probably too late but how about Pinus thunbergii (japanese black pine)

I bought it for the foliage and hadn't considered the fruits .. Are the fruits good enough to eat when grown in the uk?

Dave Brown wrote:It may also be to control size or vigour

cordyman wrote:It may also give the desirable long trunk with bushy head that many desire

Oh dear.. I was hoping it would grow to be big and messy (I like things rustic ).

Thanks for your help though..

Thanks, that makes sense.. I guess thats why fruit trees are usually grafted

I got my first Eriobotrya japonica today and found that it was grafted. Is this normal and OK?

All the trunk that has grown on mine since it was planted in the UK is light brown / slightly orange and the original trunk is a darker brown. My guess would be that the colour differences is due to climate as I've seen lots of Dicksonia Antartica in Cornwall, but never a grey one. I think we get mo...

Yorkshire Kris wrote:The raised beds themselves will be filled with topsoil and quality compost and manure

Thanks Kris.. Is it best to avoid hardcore and to encourage the worms to make the soil drain?

Your project looks similar to mine (I will also need to improve my drainage when I build raised beds). Could you tell me the grade/type of sand and gravel have you used? As I am not sure what is best. I once used leftover soft sand from when I built my house and it was a disaster (made the drainage ...