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A stressed or dying tree is able to be helped, hopefully to a point where it recovers.

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It is that time of year again (in the northern hemisphere) that deciduous trees at first start, to swell their buds. These...

With all trees, most of the time (excluding seasonal changes), just assess whether the tree looks happy or sad.

These specimens need aftercare, during the period whilst they are extending their root systems, to a size where they can support...

I was astonished to find myself discussing with a commerical director of a nation volume housebuilder aftercare of their soft...

These are large trees, translocated as large as sites allow as ecological mitigation. Deadwood habitat is a rare resource, due to...

Clay soils, which also manifest themselves as “hard lawns” are not inherently bad, they have many nutrients locked up in them...

An American based client who looked after the internal plants in a famous casio in Las Vegas introduced us to a new word, that we...

Do not be mislead by these

Healthy lawns, shrubs and trees are dependent on their symbiotic relationship with Soil Biology (also called the Soil Food Web).

Essentially it is because there is poor Soil Biology present in the soil. 50% of a healthy soil is air. Soil with poor Soil...

The swelling of buds and coming into leaf is a chemical driven response to spring, warmer temperatures, longer days. It is not a...

1) Plants do not like being in containers

How to mitigate against this.

Compacted ground harms trees. It restricts percolation of moisture, gaseous exchange and absorption of organic matter. The Soil...

From planting/ transplanting, the period until the tree has developed a root system equal to that of a natural tree and it can...