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Slim

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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 21 11:50 am Post subject:

dpack

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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 21 11:53 am Post subject:
nice, would you like this willow tree? tis trimable(is that a word?) to a root ball and stool which should post in a box and should do enthusiastic spring growth or i could try to work out how to "post" a 1.5M standard to lay into the slope or stand with top growth

tahir

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Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 21 12:43 pm Post subject:
Well done

jema
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 21 2:25 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

nice,
would you like this willow tree? tis trimable(is that a word?) to a root ball and stool which should post in a box and should do enthusiastic spring growth or i could try to work out how to "post" a 1.5M standard to lay into the slope or stand with top growth

We'd love the Willow, thanks again. We are at 4 Pembroke Close, Totton SO40 3BQ.
I have no idea how best to do it, it's just not my expertise.

dpack

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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 21 8:21 pm Post subject:
i will look into the best way to post it as a bare root stool in a box while it is dormant it will need planting or heeling in when it arrives but that seems better than trying to post 25kg of soil and a pole

jema
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 21 7:09 am Post subject:
Sounds great

dpack

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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 21 8:57 am Post subject:
once i have found suitable packaging i will prep it and post it off next week i will let you know when to expect it

dpack

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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 21 12:03 pm Post subject:
hi there, there may be a slight delay, at the mo it is a 30 litre compost popsicle and melting it out seems unwise even if i could. update in due course

Nick

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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 21 12:15 pm Post subject:
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jema
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 21 3:01 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

hi there, there may be a slight delay, at the mo it is a 30 litre compost popsicle and melting it out seems unwise even if i could.

update in due course

No rush.
At the moment I'm contemplating a bit of a brick wall to make a backing for some tiered raised beds for herbs and to give a little more shelter to "the pit" imagine I will need some pretty deep foundations.

dpack

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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 21 3:27 pm Post subject:

good news, it warmed up a bit, tis washed and in a bag

i will pack it properly in the morning and get it in the post, it has a decent root ball and "in the wild" should do ok

if i was replanting it i would dig a hole a bit wider than the roots and twice as deep, add a bit of good compost at the base, then pop it in and water the natural soil back in a bit at a time until it seemed as solid as it was
tis important to refill the spaces between the roots

that said it is a willow and a broken stick will root if stabbed into the floor

dpack

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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 21 3:00 pm Post subject:
tis in the post and should land tomorrow or soon after

Nick

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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 21 6:41 pm Post subject:
Experience suggests itâ€™s a willow tree; youâ€™ll struggle to kill the fecking thing. Our field is becoming a willow forest in parts because felled logs didnâ€™t know they were dead and got on and grew.

dpack

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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 21 8:40 pm Post subject:
yep, but no harm in giving a bit of help if it is to stabilize the banking and hide the pylon

Mistress Rose

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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 21 8:26 am Post subject:

I would agree about willow. I did manage to kill some once by planting unrooted whips in dry soil and not watering, but it takes some doing. I always advise against planting it for the very reason Nick has found; you end up with a forest of the stuff. In this case it might be useful. Mind you, I have been accused on occasions of being 'willoist'.

If you want any other native trees I may be able to oblige Jema, as we have a pretty good variety of seedlings in our wood, and we are of similar provenance to you, being within 20 or so miles.

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