geckoqueen Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 I have loads of baby trees in my garden. We've been having to tackle them since we cleared the garden 18 months ago - it was 6ft high in weeds and rubbish. We grew on some of the first ones we found, they were little maples which makes sense as there's a maple in the middle in the garden but now the land is clear a nearby sycamore type is sending half spinners in by the 100s. I try to leave or move the seedlings where I can, I potted quite a few last year but only a few survive the winter. I have a 1 year old bonsai forest (I'm sure they're not technically bonsais) and 4 hanging basket trees. So what should I do with the ones I pull out now? I really would prefer not to kill them. Does anyone want them - I'll stick a load in the greenhouse if they'll go to a good home at the end of it? I've thought whilst writing this, am going to ask my local park too.
Flutterbyes Posted April 7, 2008 Posted April 7, 2008 try getting in touch with the sheffield conservation volunteers http://uk.geocities.com/sheffieldconservationvolunteers/contact.html they might be able to take them off your hands, not too sure!
waxonwaxoff Posted April 7, 2008 Posted April 7, 2008 What about donating them to a local school or nursey for planting?
geckoqueen Posted April 8, 2008 Author Posted April 8, 2008 Thanks I have contacted the conservation group, if they don't want them I'll grow on some of the better specemins and offer them to schools at the end of the summer when I have grown them on a bit and they're definately going to suvive.
waxonwaxoff Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 Hi I dont know if you live near brinsworth but the area was origionally used for the fresh air fund to take children out of the polluted industrial areas of sheffield for a day of fresh air. Recently though it has found that brinsworth is one of the most polluted areas of britain because of the major roads and motorways near by. Trees in schools in these areas are an improvement to the problems. Just a bit of useless info.
low_carbon Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 Sycamore's are often considered the weed of the tree world. They're very invasive and conservation volunteers spend quite a lot of their time actually cutting them down to let other species get a look in so
low_carbon Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 Sycamore's are often considered the weed of the tree world. They're very invasive and conservation volunteers spend quite a lot of their time actually cutting them down to let other species get a look in so Sorry got sent half way through. Should continue "so don't expect them to bite your hand off". Maybe you should do a bit of geurilla gardening and plant them anywhere appropriate/appealing.
geckoqueen Posted April 9, 2008 Author Posted April 9, 2008 I've just had a reply from one woodland group saying the same as you low_carbon, it makes sense really when I consider how they have invaded my garden
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