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Anyone advise...at the base of my very old apple tree that is producing great fruit every year, I have loads of new shoots. Do I let them continue growing or cut them right back? Many thanks for feedback. Apples are grafted so if it is from below

  assumed that the fruit was now on the tree, still growing and going to be harvested in the Autumn, God and weather permitting!, perhaps I am wrong.  Mine certainly aren't ready. Perhaps Hudson Belle will tell us! We have a reasonable crop of apples coming

I'm looking to plant a tree at the end of my garden to give a bit of privacy and interest. Preferably something that flowers but grows up to 10 metres high with a spread of up 5 metres. Any suggestions? All depends really on what you want   Crab

trees are grafted onto rootstocks, and these determine how big they grow. You need to pick the right rootstock for the space where you’ll be planting.In the past I’ve had problems with poor pollination. Most apples need cross-pollination by another apple

wood.  But yes, apple trees do sprout from lower down as you describe - sometimes they throw out a lot of slim whippy bushy branches, or sometimes 'proper'  new branches start growing lower down.  The  latter may rejuvenate the tree, but in my

't choose to grow a rose through an apple tree http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mw1h/episodes/guide   Have a look through the attached link Regina If I remember correctly the recommendation was to grow a rose through an  old apple tree that was well past

has been a disadster for them. Frost may be the problem, but also if your boundary fence is fairly solid then the prevailing wind may be creating a vortex affect over the top. I have 4 apple cordons which grow in front of my hedge. The hedge breaks up

.  Everything is going to be late. I just hope the wind and rain keep clear, as it had all my apple blossom off last year. Spring is most certainly here as I have dandelions in flower and the weeds are starting to grow! Oh dear the March winds are here today

trees for a small garden. The current wave of interest in 'grow your own' should see even more people including fruit trees in their gardens, and the coming months are a perfect time to plant them. Last winter I made space for a 'family' apple tree

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